# Assisted Prisoner Visits Unit Virtual Contact Centre

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [8x8 UK Limited](/contract-winners/8x8-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £80,232
- Tender value: £160,464
- Award date: 31 March 2020
- Published: 15 March 2023
- Contract start: 28 March 2020
- Contract end: 27 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b51e707a-6478-4f4f-9e7f-e107d94437d9-624566
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-998c63fa-98ad-4669-a78f-fd6ce8e3d3df

## Description

The service provides ongoing Service, future growth and further improvement of the APVU Virtual Contact Centre facility\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b51e707a-6478-4f4f-9e7f-e107d94437d9-624566)
