BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · Awarded contract
Awarded

Supply of Cloud-Based Softphone Telephony Solution for British Council's UK Contact Centre

Awarded 21 Jul 2019

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Awarded21 Jul 2019
Value£95,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 6y 4mo ago1y term
Awarded 21 July 2019Expired 20 July 2020

British Council (The) awarded a contract to IMI Mobile Europe Ltd for a cloud-based softphone telephony solution and associated management software for its UK contact centre.

The solution, valued at AUD 95,000, is intended to facilitate flexible working and systems integration by removing the need for traditional hardware such as on-site servers and desk-based phones.

The contract covers a pilot in the UK contact centre, which consists of 20 staff handling enquiries via telephone, e-mail, web-form, and social media using Salesforce CRM, with potential rollout across the global customer service network.

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