CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Northampton Borough Council

Norwich City Council

Borough Council of Wellingborough

Daventry District Council

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

LGSS Revenues and Benefits Enforcement Agency Framework Agreement.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Authority wishes to appoint 4 providers to the Framework to provide Enforcement Agency Services, encompassing the following areas of debt:

Standard Services:

— Council Tax;

— Non-Domestic Rates;

— BID Levy Debts;

— Former Tenant Rent Arrears;

— Overpaid Housing Benefit;

— Miscellaneous Sundry Debts covering areas such as Overpaid Salaries, Payroll Recharges, Outstanding Car Loans, Phone Line Charges, Balance of Risk payments, Licence Fees, Sewer Works, Environmental Health checks, permits and training, Market Rents, Shop Rents, Commercial and Industrial Unit Rents, Ground Rent, Footpath Crossings, Building Regulation Fees, Room Hire, Pest Control charges, Pool and Pitch Hire, Overpaid Residential Home Fees, Respite Care Charges, Non-residential charges subject to specific assessment, Highways and Insurance, Training Charges, Room Hire, DBS checks, SLA Charges;

— Committal Warrants, Bail and No Bail Warrants;

— Serving of Documents and Affidavits;

— Absconded debtors for trace and collection;

— Performance Frameworks in addition to those set out at Schedule 9 to the Framework Agreement shall be set by each Customer which accesses the Framework Agreement.

Competed Services:

— All of the Standard Services listed above and additionally;

— Parking Service Warrants of Execution and Debt collection.

The Total Number of Recovery Orders issued to Enforcement Agencies for April to March 2014/15 are estimated as below (Providers are asked to note that should other eligible bodies access the Framework the number of Recovery Orders shall increase along with the value although no guarantees can be provided as to exact levels):

Northampton Borough Council:

Council Tax:

2 358 1st Referral Cases with an estimated value of 1 777 233,64 GBP;

1 483 Welfare Cases with an estimated value of 676 493,76 GBP;

6 626 Recycled Cases with an estimated value of 4 482 218,03 GBP;

5 330 Trace Cases with an estimated value of 3 045 681,45 GBP.

Norwich:

Council Tax:

1 969 All Cases with an estimated value of 1 302 639,38 GBP;

NNDR:

123 All Cases with an estimated value of 612 711,28 GBP;

Daventry:

Council Tax:

1 969 All Cases with an estimated value of 700 597,45 GBP;

NNDR:

123 All Cases with an estimated value of 544 328,87 GBP;

Wellingborough:

Council Tax:

1 642 All Cases with an estimated value of 1 014 297,86 GBP;

NNDR:

57 All Cases with an estimated value of 355 527,97 GBP.

The current estimated cost for the sundry debtor service without enforcement agency, for Cambridgeshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council and Norwich City Council working collaboratively under LGSS is currently estimated at 25 000 GBP per annum in total across the 3 authorities. Providers should note that no guarantees as to the value or use of any Sundry Debtors services under this framework agreement can be given as there is an existing contractual arrangement in place.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

CONTRACT-9YHE-7UCV1D

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

LGSS Procurement will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in part I.1)). If an appeal regarding the award of Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for 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). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a Contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice