Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle City Council
City of Newcastle upon Tyne, 4th Floor, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
UK
Contact person: Andrew Richardson
Telephone: +44 1912116936
E-mail: corporate.procurement.team@newcastle.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1912114832
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Enforcement Agent and Debt Collection Service
Reference number: C-011362 / DN395834
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75242110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council has a requirement for an enforcement agent and debt collection service to recover Council Tax, national non-domestic rates, business improvement district levy, commercial rent, parking enforcement and recovery of housing benefit overpayment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
5 200 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council has a requirement for an enforcement agent and debt collection service to recover Council Tax, national non-domestic rates, business improvement district levy, commercial rent, parking enforcement and recovery of housing benefit overpayment.
The Framework will be for 36 months (with 1 x 12 month options to extend) up to a maximum 48 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The documents were on our web site located at www.nepoportal.org
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
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 061-141659
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C-011362
Title: Enforcement Agent and Debt Collection Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jacobs
N/A
6 Europa Boulevard
Birkenhead
CH41 4PE
UK
Telephone: +49 01516504977
E-mail: bl@jacobsenforcement.com
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
5 200 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C-011362
Title: Enforcement Agent and Debt Collection Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Equita Ltd
3168371
42-44 Henry Street
Northampton
NN1 4BZ
UK
Telephone: +49 01604885564
E-mail: procurement@equita.co.uk
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
5 200 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The documents were on our web site located at www.nepoportal.org
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/07/2019