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title: "The provision of Universal Credit (UC) Contact Centre Services"
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# The provision of Universal Credit (UC) Contact Centre Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-universal-credit-uc-contact-centre-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a7bd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Work & Pensions: "The provision of Universal Credit (UC) Contact Centre Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £200,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Work & Pensions](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-work-pensions-gov-d10)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £200,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services, Administrative services for business operations, Administrative services of agencies, Call centre, Computer-related professional services (+13 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a7bd`

## 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/the-provision-of-universal-credit-uc-contact-centre-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02a7bd#tl-md)

## Description
The contract will include the delivery of contact centre telephony services for Universal Credit customers to enable them to access information about UC services and will include the ability to on-board additional service lines of a similar nature during the lifetime of the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72210000, 72212211, 72250000, 72500000, 72590000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** DWP is looking to work in partnership to provide: 
A reliable and consistent service that operates the hours required by DWP and meets all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to deliver maximum customer satisfaction. 
Recruitment, training and retentio...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018834-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-04T21:45:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:59:53.914Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a7bd