AwardedAwarded 30 June 2026

Out of Hours Contact Centre Services

The Guinness Partnership Limited · Public undertaking

In brief

The Guinness Partnership Limited awarded this contract to Care Quality Services Limited on 30 June 2026.

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What the notice says

The Guinness Partnership Limited (Guinness) and all of our subsidiaries have a requirement for a supplier to provide a contact centre service outside of the operating hours of our in house contact centre. The service is required to offer our residents 24/7/365 access to a telephone service in an emergency situation with immediate risk to health and safety. The out of hours service is required during the hours of 8pm to 8am Monday to Friday and from 8pm on Friday through to 8am on Monday and includes all public holidays. The supplier will also be required to provide cover during normal working hours in the event that Guinness are unable to take calls. It is possible during the contract that the supplier will be expected to use other forms of communication for example email and web chat.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Care Quality Services Limited
8 bids received
£805,000
Awarded 15 April 2026
1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 034200-2026
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 074020-2026

About the buyer

From notice 034200-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 April 2026, last updated 5 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.