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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Customer Engagement Centre

Business ServicesCPV 79416000
Value£37.6m
Awarded9 Oct 2020
Published11 Mar 2021
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£37.6mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£40.7m

This is a large award for Business Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The Department for Education (DfE) acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has awarded a single supplier contract to deliver the Customer Engagement Centre Service (CEC).

The service shall provide a digital-first, Omni-Channel model designed around User needs, delivered through a responsive, agile and flexible CEC Supplier.

The service shall provide consolidated customer interactions, develop a common approach to customer experience and streamline delivery making best use of modern technologies while capitalising on development within the industry.

The service provider will act as a 'Strategic Partner' to the Department, operating dynamically for the duration of the Call Off Contract Period, working collaboratively to deliver on changing operational objectives and strategic priorities.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Department for Education (DfE) acting through

The Department for Education (DfE) acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has awarded a single supplier contract to deliver the Customer Engagement Centre Service (CEC).

02

The service shall provide a digital-first, Omni-Channel

The service shall provide a digital-first, Omni-Channel model designed around User needs, delivered through a responsive, agile and flexible CEC Supplier.

03

The service shall provide consolidated customer interactions

The service shall provide consolidated customer interactions, develop a common approach to customer experience and streamline delivery making best use of modern technologies while capitalising on development within the industry.

04

The service provider will act as

The service provider will act as a 'Strategic Partner' to the Department, operating dynamically for the duration of the Call Off Contract Period, working collaboratively to deliver on changing operational objectives and strategic priorities.

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