Out of Hours Call Handling Service

The Swaythling Housing Society Ltd (Trading as Abri)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-054603Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£2.2m

Awarded 10 Dec 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

16 Dec 2025

Description

Abri sought a dedicated provider to deliver an out-of-hours call handling service, ensuring residents receive timely, empathetic, and effective assistance when urgent housing management issues arise outside standard working hours. This includes critical concerns such as emergency repairs, serious incidents, and tenancy-related emergencies. Our goal was to implement an innovative, dependable, and cost-efficient solution that enhances service delivery while maintaining our commitment to high-quality, customer-focused support. The selected provider should offer a robust and responsive system that ensures residents feel supported and always valued.

Scope

Reference
P/ABRI 1009/2025
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
12 Jan 2026 to 12 Jan 2029
Possible extension to 11 Jan 2036

Optional to extend up to 84 months.

CPV classifications
32551400
64214200
79510000
79511000
79512000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Simple descriptionThe Award Criteria can be found in full within the CFP tender pack but include the following areas titles Experience, Mobilisation ,Capacity , customer relationship management and management information systems, performance and customer care management, tailored service delivery, operative training and monitoring, CRM with audit trail and recording, caller recognition and scripting, working within IT environments, and driving innovation and efficiency and Added Value.price

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£2.2m

Award date

10 Dec 2025

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2029