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PRO004931-Services-Contract-Contact Centre Resourcing

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Buyer Address: Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, UKD61, WA5 3LP, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Commercialapprovalsboard@uuplc.co.uk

Buyer Name: THE KNOWLEDGE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED

Buyer Address: Rowan House North 1 The Professional Quarter, Shrewsbury, UKG22, SY2 6LG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: JoelW@WeLoveToKnow.com

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
6600000.0 GBP
Gross: 6600000 GBP
Published
12 Aug 2025, 14:55
Deadline
08 Sep 2025, 22:59
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79510000 - Telephone-answering services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

United Utilities, supported by The Knowledge Group, is seeking to appoint a specialist vendor to deliver end-to-end contact centre services. These services will be to support the United Utilities in house team. Refer to the tender documents made available through the Maistro system via The Knowledge Group: https://portal.maistro.com/expression-of-interest/3cf08d86-ce5d-46cb-998f-1fbaed644b4a

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://portal.maistro.com/expression-of-interest/3cf08d86-ce5d-46cb-998f-1fbaed644b4a

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048140-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 6,600,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-11-17T00:00:00Z

Lot 1 Contract End: 2028-11-16T23:59:59Z

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (40%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (60%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Raw Notice JSON

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