Voice of the Customer Platform

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Estimated value

£417k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

02 Jun 2026

Description

To appoint a supplier to carry out services to deliver the voice of the customer platform, the outputs of which contribute to our CMEX score. The platform needs the capability to provide dashboards, transcribe calls to text, create and send surveys with Affinity Water branding and import/export data. The platform helps to place the voice of Affinity Water customers at the centre of our business through identifying the gaps in our current customer experiences, to then improve experiences and satisfaction going forward. The platform should include but is not limited to: • Bespoke surveys sent through email and text, in line with Affinity Water's brand guidelines, fonts and logo. • Ability to access, categorise and analyse data from surveys and voice calls. • Ability to tailor surveys per process, journey, customer segment, water region etc. and send either instantly or with a delay functionality. • High-quality analysis on the surveys conducted through analytical tools to identify keywords, themes and trends. • Useable and configurable dashboards showing departments, processes, water regions, customer segments etc. • Ability to plug-in for data feeds to other in-house platforms or manually load in data. • Automated ticketing system to prioritise unresolved or dissatisfied customers to 'close the loop'. • AI functionality to interrogate system and answer user specific questions, with quantification of results. • Ability to export through Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). • Ability to access online training and training library. • Ability to capture the voice of our colleagues through feedback.

Scope

Reference
C-04436
Total value
£417,000 excluding VAT
£500,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
15 Feb 2027 to 14 Feb 2029
Possible extension to 14 Feb 2035

Initial contract period 15th February 2027 - 14th February 2029 The contract will be awarded for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for up to six years with a maximum overall term of 8 years.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79342310
Contract locations
East of England, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technicalquality40.00%
Commercialprice60.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
19 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
Please note that this procurement process will be conducted electronically. All documents and communications will be managed through the Affinity Water e-tendering portal called 'In-tend'. If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the steps below: 1 - Register on our e-procurement portal In-tend (located here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/affinitywater). 2 - Send an email to emily.gresswell@affinitywater.co.uk by 09:00am on 2nd July 2026 to confirm: i) that your company intends to participate in this process ii) that you have registered your company on In-tend (Please use reference 'C-04436' in the title of the email). Selection questionnaire (SQ) documents will be issued after the registration closing date.
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure