ACAS ACD and WFM Replacement

***Please note this is an award notice not a call for competition***

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Services (ACAS) currently utilities an Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) and Workforce Management (WFM) tools. There tools are used by "Helpline" and also support a number of other business functions and are critical to ACAS delivering excellent customer service.

This contract is for a supplier to provide the following:

• a.Workforce Management

A high availability solution which meets the working patterns and reporting requirements of the ACAS users and one which integrates with the Suppliers ACD and the Customers CRM, WAN and third-party telephony services. The solution will also allow authorised ACAS users to manage working patterns, generate working schedules and manage advisor availability.

• b.Automated Call Distribution

An intelligent call routing system which routes callers through an Interactive Voice Response to an ACAS advisor.

• c.Reporting

A solution which allows ACAS users to make available MI and to generate reports from which ACAS can optimise the availability and capacity of their citizen facing services.

• d.Test and Transition

The Supplier will provide training on their solution to ACAS. The Supplier will also support test activities and transition from the outgoing service providers services to the replacement solution in accordance with the Customers Milestones.

• e.Compatibility

The Supplier will be responsible for maintaining compatibility of their solution components for the life of the contract. They will also be responsible for the integration of the Supplier System with Customer Systems where the Customer provides the interface document.

• f.Service Level Management

Service level management will be a key part of ensuring an ongoing and successful standard of service performance under the Contract. The performance of selected requirements will be subject to service measurements and service levels, some of which will attract service credits, which will be weighted. The Supplier will also participate in Customer led service and contract reviews.

This contract has been awarded following a further competition against CCS RM1045 Network Services framework Lot 5.

The contract is for an initial 3 year period and has the option to extend for a further 2 years on an annual basis. The value of the initial 3 year period is £1,200,000.00 ex VAT. The value for the optional extension shall not exceed £400,000.00 ex VAT per annum.