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OpenStage · planning

Durham County Council

002465 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Workforce Management System

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48000000
Value£54k
Deadline
Published14 Nov 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
zoe.embleton@durham.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£54ktotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.1m

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The brief

Durham County Council is seeking to engage with the market to explore options for the provision of a Workforce Management System (WFM) capable of delivering the full range of requirements outlined below.

The purpose of this engagement is to understand the market's capability to provide a modern, cloud-based solution that supports efficient workforce planning, scheduling, and performance management across the Councils Corporate Customer Services operation.

The Council's Customer Services Department currently utilises a specialist hosted contact centre workforce management system which provides skill-based forecasting and scheduling across multiple communication channels for both office-based and remote agents.

This system supports intraday forecasting using real-time data such as calls offered, average handling time (AHT), and agent/skill availability.

It enables the monitoring of actual performance against forecast performance and provides real-time adherence tracking against schedules.

An integral component of the current system is the agent interface, which includes schedule visibility and a vacation planner module.

Please note, our estimated budget is approximately £18,000 per annum

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Durham County Council is seeking to engage

Durham County Council is seeking to engage with the market to explore options for the provision of a Workforce Management System (WFM) capable of delivering the full range of requirements outlined below.

02

The purpose of this engagement is

The purpose of this engagement is to understand the market's capability to provide a modern, cloud-based solution that supports efficient workforce planning, scheduling, and performance management across the Councils Corporate Customer Services operation.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e1ee
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
074163-2025
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