Official UK procurement notice
ScotRail Customer Contact Centre
Authority: ScotRail Trains Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionScotRail is awarding this previously advertised and now complete procurement procedure for a fully managed customer contact centre. The scope of the contact centre is to provide a direct route for our customers to contact us via various methods including phone, email, letter and web support. The centre will support general enquiries, complaints, telesales, delay repay with the option to include passenger assist and web support services in the future
CPV: Call centre · Office-support services · Payroll management services · Telephone operator services · Telephone-answering services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Finance ServicesAwardedRenewal
Lot #2Payroll ServicesPlanned
ScotRail are looking for a provider of Payroll Services for the processing of a payroll for c5,200 active employees on 4 weekly pay cycle. Associated administration tasks to be handled by the provider will include processing changes to employee Terms & Conditions as required, updating payroll records periodically to ensure accurate payment to employees, responding to queries from employees by phone and email, payments to 3rd parties and associated administrative tasks, pension scheme administration, P11D’s, and MI and reporting.
ScotRail currently have iTrent for payroll and will provide licence access to the system. However, the payroll system may be subject to change over the life of the contract where ScotRail review their systems strategy for this service and are required to conduct a tender for the system in the future Additional information: Prospective suppliers who have the capacity and capability are asked to register an interest on the Public Contracts Scotland site and use the question and answer function to send a message that they are noting interest for Lot 2 Payroll Services. ScotRail will engage with appropriate suppliers to help inform our strategy for the future of these services
Lot #3Customer Service CentrePlanned
ScotRail are looking for a provider (or providers) of managed customer contact centre services to handle our c350k annual customer contacts. This includes the provision of hardware, software, security and workflow management solutions. ScotRail are looking for service providers capable of:
Customer Contact Centre
- handling enquiries, complaints and refund requests via letter, email, webform and chat;
- handling incoming and outgoing sales, aftersales (including refunds), general enquiries and complaints via phone call;
- processing claims for compensation (in-line with our Delay-Repay scheme rules);
- recording and reporting customer feedback for all contact methods and types; and
- manual and automated workflows.
Business Fulfilment
- processing incoming customer letters and claim forms, including scanning;
- processing outgoing mail, including printing, folding, inserting, sealing envelopes, franking, and posting;
- secure physical storage of hard copy letters and claim forms post scanning-
- management of freepost facilities; and
- processing payments (such as BACs, Bank Card, PayPal).
Management reporting
- daily, weekly, and periodic reporting
Training and workflow management
- document existing processes and business information;
- create efficient workflow processes;
- create training material; and
- deliver training to contact centre employees. Additional information: Prospective suppliers who have the capacity and capability are asked to register an interest on the Public Contracts Scotland site and use the question and answer function to send a message that they are noting interest for Lot 3 Customer Service Centre. ScotRail will engage with appropriate suppliers to help inform our strategy for the future of these services.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Specification: 10%
- Management Plans: 60%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Specification: 10
- Management Plans: 60
- Price: 30
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Aug 2023, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 13:03 GMT
- Authority reference
SR188- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073972- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f5aeFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:814974)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Oct 2023 → 14 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published342 days ago14 Nov 2025, 13:03 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Mar 2024- Status changed to active1 Mar 2024, 15:59 GMT
- Procurement method changed1 Mar 2024, 15:59 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST1 Mar 2024, 15:59 GMT
- Buyer details updated1 Mar 2024, 15:59 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Nov 2025, 13:03 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Finance Services1 award | |||
| Teleperformance Ltd | £9,309,053 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 073972-2025-1 · Teleperformance Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- £9,309,053
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Finance Services | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- ScotRail Trains LtdContracting authorityRailway services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Teleperformance LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria