LBBD Council in East London serves around 230,000 residents, addressing various issues like social housing and community health initiatives. The Contact Centre offers phone support, and Libraries & Walk-In Centers provide in-person assistance. Both need easy access to updated information.
The Knowledge Powered Solutions’ Universal Knowledge solution is a unified platform capturing info from diverse sources, including LBBD’s website. It stores extra data directly in the knowledge base using templates for consistency.
Subjects cover council tax, housing, repairs, parking, schooling, and money advice. With 6500 calls weekly, advisors can’t retain all necessary knowledge for such a diverse range of issues.
LBBD has various teams: Generics for housing, parking, and services, Repairs for property maintenance, and Revenue and Benefits for tax, rent, and benefit support.
Universal Knowledge base offers team-specific layouts for quick access upon login. Users can give feedback to correct info, helping LBBD maintain accurate and prompt responses.
Following the contact centre’s knowledge base success, LBBD expanded it to the ‘Universal Solutions’ team, aiding citizens in Walk-In Centres, libraries, and nurseries. Universal Knowledge ensures a centralized platform for information sharing, enabling LBBD to uphold excellent customer service in their borough.
LBBD partnered with KPS for 8+ years, ensuring a unified, easily searchable truth. They swiftly upgraded to KPS’ new SaaS platform with minimal Professional Services in just a few weeks, using a Train the Trainer approach.
‘In emergency situations the KPS KM tool is vital for our operations. When we experienced major hurricanes in 2020, we had to rotate staff in from other departments to support our 24/7 operations. The KPS KM tool is intuitive and these staff members, previously not used to the KMS were able to provide critical information to citizens without delay. Had we not had the KPS KM tool at the time, I’m really not sure how we would have coped with the demand’
‘KPS is a very responsive supplier who works closely with us to ensure the KMS meets our needs today and in the future’
Shannon Spivey
Customer Relationship Manager at Baldwin County Commission