Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dacorum Borough Council
The Forum, The Marlowes
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 1442228000
E-mail: sue.foster@dacorum.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dacorum.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.supplyhertfordshire.uk
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
DBC (SF) Housing Benefit and Council Tax Resilience Service
Reference number: CPU00513
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support, and the collection of Council Tax and Business Rates are statutory functions of the Council that must be fulfilled. This contract will allow resilience to be provided on-demand to cope with peaks in workload and periods of unplanned staff absence. This resilience will complement the existing resources in the Service and help with the transition from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit.In Scope:The contract requires staff who are experienced in processing work in the following areas:• Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support• Council Tax• Business RatesThe contract should provide flexible on-demand resources for each Service area.The current supplier has stated that TUPE may apply to this contract.All the Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Please submit your completed tender document via the Council’s e-
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
720 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75310000
75112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Hemel Hempstead
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will allow resilience to be provided on-demand to cope with peaks in workload and periods of unplanned staff absence. This resilience will complement the existing resources in the Service and help with the transition from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit.In Scope:The contract requires staff who are experienced in processing work in the following areas:Housing Benefit and Council Tax SupportCouncil TaxBusiness RatesThe contract should provide flexible on-demand resources for each Service area.Please refer to the tender documents for a full description of the requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-001258
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CPU00513
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Liberata UK Limited
01238274
2nd Floor Front, 60 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6AX
UK
Telephone: +44 2073783700
E-mail: mark.turner@liberata.com
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 720 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address(es)
URL: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2075366000
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cedr.com
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/07/2024