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ClosedStage · tender

The Open University

LDS Out of Hours Helpdesk Service Provision/RES/PRO/2021

Business ServicesCPV 79512000
Value£464k
Deadline18 Jan 2022
Published16 Dec 2021
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 16 Dec 2021ClosedCloses 18 Jan 2022
Who to contact
Sarah Dunn
finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
+44 1908274066

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£464ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

The Open University (OU) is seeking a partner to support the Student Computing and Distribution Helpdesk (SCDHD) in its capacity to service Student and Tutor contact over evenings/weekends and standard bank holidays.

The OU would categorise this as Out of hours (OOH) activity.

The OU require a partner that can support a service giving advice and guidance on the use of module software, OU systems, basic IT functions and guidance on delivery of physical module materials using tracking information from our external courier.

It is expected that the support will be multichannel, at this time this is limited to telephony, web chat and email, however this may evolve over time.

This activity will not be in-house, it is expected the appointed partner will manage this activity externally from the OU.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Open University (OU) is seeking

The Open University (OU) is seeking a partner to support the Student Computing and Distribution Helpdesk (SCDHD) in its capacity to service Student and Tutor contact over evenings/weekends and standard bank holidays.

02

The OU require a partner that can

The OU require a partner that can support a service giving advice and guidance on the use of module software, OU systems, basic IT functions and guidance on delivery of physical module materials using tracking information from our external courier.

03

It is expected that the support

It is expected that the support will be multichannel, at this time this is limited to telephony, web chat and email, however this may evolve over time.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030244
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
031437-2021
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