Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Places for People Group Ltd
Group Support Centre, 4 The Pavilions, Port Way
Preston
PR2 2YB
UK
E-mail: purchasing@placesforpeople.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.placesforpeople.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.placesforpeople.co.uk
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:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Preston:-Civic-amenity-services./4ZTR8M6222
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/4ZTR8M6222
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Enforcement Agency Services DPS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98350000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Places for People are seeking to appoint providers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Enforcement Agency Services which will be utilised and owned by Places for People Procurement Hub.
This includes the collection of all debt types which a Contracting Authority may have a requirement to collect and other services an Enforcement Agent can typically provide. Examples of the debt types include but are not limited to; council tax, parking fines, non-domestic rates/business rates, road traffic fines, sundry debt, housing benefits overpayments, social care debts and university accommodation fees. Examples of other services may include but are not limited to repossessions, evictions, tracing services and debt collection advice/consultancy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Places for people are seeking to appoint providers to be appointed onto a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Enforcement Agency Services which will be utilised and owned by Places for People Procurement Hub. This includes the collection of all debt types which a Contracting Authority may have a requirement to collect and other services an Enforcement Agent can typically provide. Examples of the debt types include but are not limited to; council tax, parking fines, non-domestic rates/business rates, road traffic fines, sundry debt, housing benefits overpayments, social care debts and university accommodation fees. Examples of other services may include but are not limited to repossessions, evictions, tracing services and debt collection advice/consultancy. The DPS will be not be divided into defined lots. Instead contractors are asked to complete a matrix to provide details of the geographical areas that they can undertake. Suppliers can apply for as many areas as they wish. It will be expected that Contracting Authorities will have the appropriate authority and orders to allow the enforcement agents to carry out the services. Examples include, but are not limited to, liability orders, writ of control or repossession orders.
All providers must be registered Enforcement Officers and/or High Court Enforcement Officers and comply with the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013, The Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014 and The
Certification of Enforcement Agents Regulations 2014 (including any amendments).
Space has been provided in the online questions for potential service providers to indicate what debt types they can collect and what other services they can offer. This is for information purposes only and does not form any basis for evaluation or acceptance onto the DPS.
It is not a requirement of the establishment of the DPS for potential service providers to collect all debt types and to offer other services.
Contracting Authorities will not use this additional services information to pre-select the providers invited to take part in their further competition.
Any debt types and other services a potential services provider can offer can be amended at any time during the life of the DPS.
This procurement is being undertaken by Places for People the contracting authority for itself and as lead Authority for the benefit of other organisations that will be set out in the Contract Notice. Accordingly, it is the intention that these other UK public organisations should be able to rely on this procurement to purchase such services without the need for any further OJEU procurement process via mini-competition. The Hub can be joined by Contracting Authorities and stream-lines processes for members of the Hub, reducing time and expense incurred in such procurement processes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 1
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4ZTR8M6222
For details of the nationwide public sector eligibility list, including public sector bodies who are able to use this Framework Agreement without limitation, please follow the below link:
https://www.procurementhub.co.uk/eligibility-criteria/
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers
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 052-119654
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/05/2029
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Preston:-Civic-amenity-services./4ZTR8M6222
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://procurementhub.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4ZTR8M6222
GO Reference: GO-201964-PRO-14959724
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Crown Commercial Services
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/06/2019