Published date: 22 July 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Customer Relation Management software package - 48445000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£50,000 to £150,000

Procurement reference

KENTPS001-DN424332-44164117

Published date

22 July 2019

Closing date

2 August 2019

Contract start date

9 September 2019

Contract end date

9 September 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

LASER* manages the procurement of energy for ~80,000 end user (public body) gas and electricity meters. LASER's existing customers typically add ~500 meters to their collective contracts each year. LASER is seeking to automate this process in order to reduce administration and provide a more robust service to customers. (*LASER is a trading name (brand) used by Kent County Council for its central purchasing body activities relating to energy. It now provides complete energy solutions to 160 local authorities and other Public Sector bodies throughout the UK.)


More information

Additional text

This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Proactis, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal.
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About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Day

Address

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
England

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Email

psg@procurementservicesgroup.org.uk

Website

http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk