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title: "Pre market Engagement for Out of Hours Call Service"
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# Pre market Engagement for Out of Hours Call Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-out-of-hours-call-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06a85f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Plymouth Community Homes: "Pre market Engagement for Out of Hours Call Service". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £241,758. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Plymouth Community Homes](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/plymouth-community-homes-rsh-l4543)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £241,758 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Telephone-answering services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-out-of-hours-call-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06a85f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a85f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-for-out-of-hours-call-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06a85f#tl-md)

## Description
Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) currently provides an Out of Hours Repairs and ASB service through a third party so tenants can report Emergency repairs out of hours. Ahead of the full procurement process PCH wish to undertake pre-market engagement to explore supplier options and services available. The regulatory landscape for social housing has evolved significantly in recent years, with enhanced safety requirements, strengthened consumer standards, and greater regulatory scrutiny. As a result, we are seeking OOH service partners who can deliver reliable, compliant, customer focused services backed by strong reporting and robust operational resilience. Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to support our regulatory obligations, work collaboratively on service improvement, and provide focused services backed by strong reporting and robust operational resilience. Suppliers will need to demonstrate their ability to support our regulatory obligations, work collaboratively on service improvement, and provide high quality triage and response to ensure tenant safety and satisfaction

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79510000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050628-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-29T09:01:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T14:38:38.876Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a85f