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title: "SC230157 -  Contact Centre Services Market Engagement"
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# SC230157 -  Contact Centre Services Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc230157-contact-centre-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03eca3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC230157 -  Contact Centre Services Market Engagement". 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:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Postal and telecommunications services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eca3`

## 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/sc230157-contact-centre-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-03eca3#tl-md)

## Description
The Kent County Council (KCC) wishes to engage with suppliers regarding capacity in the market to provide future Contact Centre Services.
KCC’s existing contract for Contact Centre services is due to end 15th December 2025. This contract encompasses providing a contact centre service and solution for KCC both in-hours (Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:00 and Out Of Hours (17:00 – 08:30 Monday to Friday, and all weekends and Bank Holidays). The contact centre receives all incoming calls to Kent County Council at the first point of contact, gives information, guidance and signposting alongside completing transactions where digital solutions are not available or cannot be accessed by the customer.
Interested parties would be expected to meet industry standards such as Contact Centre association accreditation. Those who meet this criteria are welcome to ‘Register an interest’ in this opportunity on the Kent Business Portal and will be invited to complete a ‘Market Engagement Questionnaire’, which will be immediately accessible via the online messaging facility Kent Business Portal. Questionnaires are due back no later than 29th September 2023.
Responses to this questionnaire will be used to inform KCC’s strategy for commissioning these services; KCC may contact organisations directly to discuss/clarify their response to this questionnaire and/or run an engagement event where necessary.
This Prior Information Notice is not a call for competition nor a part of a formal procurement process. The main aim of this Prior Information Notice is to raise market awareness of a future requirement and to invite interested suppliers to register their interest in participating in the Market Engagement Questionnaire.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022575-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-03T10:16:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T12:27:20.440Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03eca3