Ealing Council is procuring out of hours call handling services for various councils and organizations, aiming for high quality and value for money, with potential new joiners also in mind.
CH232464 OUT OF HOURS CALL CENTRE SERVICE. Ealing Council has worked with its partners to deliver quality and value in the context of its long standing outsourced contract for the provision of a high quality and value for money out of hours call handling shared service. High levels of quality are important for the current users of the arrangement and will be equally important for any potential new joiners. The current arrangement was procured by the London Borough of Ealing and is used by Ealing, Barnet, Homes for Haringey, Enfield, Barking and Dagenham and Hammersmith and Fulham Councils and Homes for Haringey.
Ealing Council is procuring the out of hours call handling services as a central purchasing body pursuant to Regulation 37 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This new arrangement is open to the contracting authorities listed below. Each party will enter into separate but identical Services Agreements save for local variations and factual differences. In order to maximise the efficiency of the arrangement the new supplier may be required to undertake integration of the call centre service with the back- office function of each individual council. :- • All UK Councils and Housing Sector Arm’s Length Management Organisations (ALMO) s who offer an out of hour’s service including without limitation the existing participants London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey, Enfield, Barnet, Barking and Dagenham, Ealing and Waltham Forest Councils • all central government departments offices and bodies. • Any Registered Social Landlords • Any Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Boards in UK • Any Local Authority Trading Companies • Any Local Authority Direct Service Organisations