BUSINESS SYSTEMS (U.K.) LIMITED

Teleware ConnectPro for Microsoft Teams

ConnectPro is an integrated Microsoft Teams communications suite combining voice, WhatsApp, SMS, Messenger, and Live Chat. It enables queue and call handler management within Teams, offers real-time statistics, integrates with CRM and ticketing systems, and delivers actionable insights through Power BI integration.

Features

• Integrated Teams application, user self-management through integration with active directory
• Real time statistics (calls in queue, handling time etc)
• Queue management – queue time, overflows, distribution type, ring times
• Agent management, changing readiness states, queue logging
• Supervisor intrusion features – whisper, listen, barge, download agent transcription
• 3rd party app integration such as PowerApps
• Roles based access control. PowerBI historic reporting
• Outbound-dialling with CLI customisation. Message of the day for queues
• Agent Assist; Integrated recording, automated transcription, Summary and Issues Resolution
• WhatsApp, SMS, Live chat and Messenger integrations

Benefits

• Improve work efficiency through real time agent management, better insights
• Improve first contact resolution through better collaboration tools
• Enhances hybrid working throughout contact centers, reducing attrition
• Scalable solution with the ability to add/remove users easily
• Increase productivity through 3rd party app integration such as CRM
• Reduce costs with simple deployment model, set-up in minutes
• Reduced post call wrap-up due to automated summarisation of calls
• More detailed insights on customer interactions and agent performance
• Channels; SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Live-Chat are seamlessly managed
• Easy to use, leveraging Microsoft Teams calling

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

475749232458963

Contact

Dan Jagtiani
07549990806
tender.alerts@bslgroup.com

About your service

• Service categories:

  Application Development and Deployment

  Application platforms

  • Model driven application platforms
• Multi cloud support: Yes

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: Yes
• What software services is the service an extension to: Microsoft Teams with Phone system add-on licence
• Cloud deployment model:
  • Public cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
• Service constraints: Requires Microsoft Teams with Phone system add-on licence
• System requirements:
  • Microsoft/Office365 active tenancy
  • Internet Connection
  • Microsoft Teams licences with Phone system licence add-on

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: The BSL Group Service Desk is the central point of contact for any support issues related to the production environment, including any security related matters. This team will manage, update, and rectify issues in accordance with the Service Level Agreement. ; ; Our self-service portal is the main way to log and manage any Incidents or Service Requests. The portal allows the Service Desk and client to add updates and attachments throughout the lifecycle of an open ticket.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: 1 Critical - System inoperable - No work can be performed, or processing capacity is so limited that the probability of a serious outage and business or revenue impact. Response Time: 20 minutes. 30 minutes OOH. Resolution Time: 4 hours. Target per month: 95%.; 2 High - System Function is inoperable / Data being corrupted – Customer contact centre function is severely limited, and the defect has significant adverse impact on the business. Response Time: 20 minutes. 30 minutes OOH. Resolution Time: 8 hours. Target per month: 95%.; 3 Moderate - Function Not Working as Specified - This includes issues with the Customer contact centre system which do not stop users from performing daily business or for which there is a reasonable workaround. Response Time: 1 hour. Resolution Time: 3 days. Target per month: N/A.; 4 Low – General Question or Request. Response Time: 8 hours. Resolution Time: 5 days. Target per month: N/A.; Price upon request.; A support engineer will be assigned and engage with the client to resolve within the SLA assigned to the issue raised.
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: Through the implementation of a tailored program and Project Management Methodology, the Project Manager will ensure the project is governed through a controlled number of stages. It will be structured, documented and accessible with defined deliverables at each stage. Project governance, as agreed with the customer will be applied. Once the solution has been built we carry out end user training sessions for respective user roles - either call handler, supervisor, or anyone accessing reporting or recording interfaces.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • PDF
  • Other
• Other documentation formats: Video
• End-of-contract data extraction: If call recording is required there are a number of options available for extraction of data at the end of the contract. This will be discussed with the Business Systems account manager assigned to the contract
• End-of-contract process: At the end of a contract the service is decommissioned on a pre-defined date, after which point the application is no longer accessible.
• Documentation accessibility standard: None or don’t know
• How the documentation is accessible: Provided during the implementation process. The aligned Project Manager will arrange for the documentation to be shared as required with the Client.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Other
• Application to install: Yes
• Compatible operating systems:
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Linux or Unix
  • MacOS
  • Windows
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: ConnectPro is an extension to Microsoft Teams which is accessible via Desktop client, mobile client, and most web browsers. Application is supported through all access methods where an internet connection is present.
• Service interface: No
• User support accessibility: None or don’t know
• API: No
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: Administrative users can manage end user roles and capabilities through the ConnectPro interface. Users under a 'supervisor' class profile can add, edit or delete individual hunt groups or teams of users as well as manage users/call agents within each group/team. In addition they can modify the outbound presented CLI for each group, the call distribution methods and the group/team name. Supervisors may also enable/disable and upload a message of the day which is played to callers upon reaching a queue.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Teleware's cloud-based environment enables resilience and scalability using a multi-tenanted infrastructure. We automatically scale up and down based on the demands of users, this is achieved by blending data centre architecture and Microsoft Azure technology capabilities. Both datacentres connect to the Azure Cloud utilising Express Route connections with full diversity and availability across both UK regions. Session Border Controllers (SBCs) reside within the Teleware datacentres and accredited by Microsoft to provide Microsoft Teams Voice. The SBCs provide multiple points of PSTN ingress and egress through multiple carrier partners connected at each datacentre.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: We undertake Service Reviews with our customers. covering statistics for the service and network availability. These are trended over a 13-month period and measured against SLAs. The frequency of reviews can be altered to suit customer requirements, statistics will be made available within the first working week of each month. This can include bespoke utilisation and other data reports, performance reporting to SLA and other key metrics such as uptime. We also provide customers with access to reports through PowerBI templates. Reporting provides customers with an up-to-date view of how Teleware is performing against their agreed contractual SLA’s.
• Reporting types:
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request
• Resource tagging: Yes
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Teleware

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations: United Kingdom
• User control over data storage and processing locations: No
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 4.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: ‘IT Health Check’ performed by a CREST-approved service provider
• Protecting data at rest: Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: No
• Equipment disposal approach: A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Reporting data can be downloaded to local infrastructure where the customer has resource available to set this up via PowerBI.
• Data export formats: Other
• Other data export formats: ODATA
• Data import formats: Other
• Other data import formats: ODATA

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network: TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: We commit to a 99.99% up time availability for the platform. As standard we provide service and support in respect of faults relating to the cloud service, for which SLAs are documented.
• Approach to resilience: Teleware software is built on a cloud based environment. This enables resilience and scalability using a multi-tenanted infrastructure. Using this architecture model allows the Teleware system to automatically scale; up and down based on the demands of the users, this is achieved by blending data centre architecture and Microsoft Azure technology capabilities. Both the Teleware datacentres connect to the Azure Cloud utilising Express Route connections with full diversity and availability across both UK regions. Teleware South connects to the Azure UK South region and Teleware West connects to the Azure UK West region utilising dual resilient gigabit connections at each datacentre. The SBCs provide multiple points of direct PSTN ingress and egress through multiple carrier partners connected at each datacentre. The replication of SBC and interconnectivity at both datacentres, as well as diversity between carriers ensures that the failure of any component or interconnect will not affect service availability.
• Outage reporting: E-mail notifications are issued to nominated customer contacts in the event of any outage that may affect that customers subscribed services from Teleware. We aim to inform customers of a major incident within 20 minutes of it occurring and will circulate updates each hour until resolution. Once a resolution is found Teleware will circulate a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) within 5 working days, outlining the cause, time; service was affected, the actions taken to restore service and what the follow-on actions will be to ensure the incident doesn’t reoccur. Teleware will work to standard resolution SLA’s. BSL will use the contacts specified by the customer for incident notification.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication: Other
• Other user authentication: ConnectPro uses single sign on linked to a users Microsoft 365 credentials and associated security controls; Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels; Roles based access controls exist within the ConnectPro application, customers nominate individuals to have administrative access control and they are then enabled to assign roles to individuals within the organisation (agent, supervisor etc). Access to support can be restricted to nominated customer contacts where required.
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Roles based access controls exist within the ConnectPro application, customers nominate individuals to have administrative access control and they are then enabled to assign roles to individuals within the organisation (agent, supervisor etc). Access to support can be restricted to nominated customer contacts where required.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication: Other
• Description of management access authentication: 2-factor authentication

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: No audit information available
• Access to supplier activity audit information: No audit information available
• How long system logs are stored for: At least 12 months

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: We have board led Information Management Security System that is both internally and externally audited and is certified against ISO 27001.
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Supplier-defined controls
• Configuration and change management approach: A change control process document is utilised which defines the technical change within technology environments (infrastructure, software, etc) this process is followed by all personnel unless prior authorisation has been provided by emergency stakeholders where the process cannot be followed for unexpected reasons. We define 2 key groups of staff “Change Advisory Board” (CAB) and Key stakeholders. The CAB is comprised of technical staff and key decision makers who evaluate changes to the production environments. The CAB is focused exclusively on reviewing Change Requests for risk and unintended consequences and agreeing for changes to be performed to production environments.
• Vulnerability management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Vulnerability management approach: We employ external vulnerability scanner services to scan our platforms. The NOC conducts monthly tests using Qualsys SSL labs server test. All scans are maintained and initiated by the NOC according to the maintenance calendar. Scan results are compared to established baseline and where differences and issues are identified, raised as risks. Risks are prioritized as High, Medium, and Low status as indicated by the tool that has identified it (Intruder, SSL Labs, or PEN testing). The following resolution targets relate to each severity: High - Immediate Medium – 1 month Low – 6 months Informational – Discretionary.
• Protective monitoring type: Supplier-defined controls
• Protective monitoring approach: Teleware services are managed by a NOC. The NOC utilise multiple monitoring systems to maintain the confidentiality, availability and integrity of the service, these include Pager Duty, to alert our operatives of critical and alert situations. PRTG network monitor to measure capacity and alerts for all servers, virtual servers, routers, switches, LANs and WANs. OCOM SIP monitor to measure call performance. Automated diallers to ensure the integrity of end-to-end call routes, Azure security centre to ensure that security baselines are adhered to, and Intruder, a vulnerability scanner which monitors the external surface of the platform for security vulnerabilities.
• Incident management type: Supplier-defined controls
• Incident management approach: We have a defined process for managing incidents as part of our ISO27001. The ISMS management team are responsible for responding to and managing incidents. The plan includes strategies for managing the media, ensuring all response during an incident are documented and minimising risk. The plan is tested every 6 months.
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: Yes

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: No
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 2%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 2%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 5%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 5%
• Over £5,000,001: 5%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Socotec
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Friday 20 December 2024
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: IMSM
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Thursday 20 March 2025
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: D696533d-24a9-4d31-a63a-48a728c84c82
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: F7945500-da96-423f-adb5-381f1845c3b9
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
    • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
    • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
    • Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
    • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
    • Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises

    • Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)
    • Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
    • Advertising of supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to a diverse range of businesses, including advertising all subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder
    • Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
    • Structuring of the supply chain selection process to ensure fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by a diverse range of businesses, including with regard to new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutual
    • Measures to involve local stakeholders and/or users in design (e.g. in the design of services, systems, products or buildings)

  • Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero

    Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.

    • Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment

    • Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
    • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
    • Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.

    • Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce

  • Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

    Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at tender.alerts@bslgroup.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.