Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Wrexham County Borough Council
Lampbit Street
Wrexham
LL11 1AR
UK
Contact person: Julia Curtis
Telephone: +44 1978292784
E-mail: julia.curtis@wrexham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL23
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wrexham.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0264
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/procurement
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tender advert
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75242110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wrexham County Borough Council is inviting bids from interested parties who are able to meet the Council’s requirements for Enforcement and Debt Collection services.
The intention is to use a framework of 3 providers upon which to call off services, which are to be provided for residents of Wrexham County Borough only.
The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years, with an option to extend it for an additional 12 months.
The estimated numbers of referrals for the financial year of 2016/17 are detailed below. Please note that these referral volumes may fluctuate and cannot be guaranteed:
Council Tax – 2,591
Business Rates – 88
Parking Referrals – 325
Sundry Debtors – 442
Applicants should be aware that tenders for individual service arrears cannot be awarded and any interested party must be capable of providing enforcement and collection services for all of the service areas listed above.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
280 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75242110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL23
Main site or place of performance:
Wrexham County Borough
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework for the provision of debt collection and enforcement services in Wrexham County Borough
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90%
Price
/ Weighting:
10%
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend the framework for a further 12 months
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Staff employed to perform this service must hold the Diploma in Certified Enforcement or an equivalent qualification
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/07/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/07/2017
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=67779
(WA Ref:67779)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Wrexham County Borough Council
Lampbit Street
Wrexham
LL11 1AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1978292791
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/06/2017