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# Provision of a Call Handling and Distribution Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-call-handling-and-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03623e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crown Prosecution Service: "Provision of a Call Handling and Distribution Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Crown Prosecution Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crown-prosecution-service-gov-d101)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03623e`

## 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/provision-of-a-call-handling-and-distribution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03623e#tl-md)

## Description
The CPS is seeking to procure a telephone call handling and distribution system that will enable police forces (and other investigative authorities) to call a single number and be put through to a member of CPS Direct staff, who will triage the call.  Currently the CPS Direct team receive an average of 6,000 calls per month.
The contract for the current call handling and distribution system is coming to an end in 2023, and CPS would like to procure a flexible platform that will enable call waiting lists, call allocations and full status reports for staff, as well as enabling calls to be passed to users via Microsoft Teams (as the telephony system used by the CPS).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Prior Information Notice
Provision of Call Handling and Distribution System – PR 2022 069
The CPS is seeking to procure a telephone call handling and distribution system that will enable police forces (and other investigative authorities) to call a s...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023527-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-23T16:06:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T03:33:42.055Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03623e