Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Somerset County Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
UK
Contact person: Ms Barbara Butera
E-mail: blbutera@somerset.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Civil Debt Enforcement Agent Services.
Reference number: DN243331
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75242110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Somerset County Council and Dorset County Council tendered for a four-year, two (2) Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of civil debt enforcement agency services to Somerset County Council (Lot 1) and Dorset County Council (Lot 2).
Somerset County Council (SCC) lead the procurement of this Framework Agreement; however the evaluation of submissions relating to Lot 2 consisted of officers from Dorset County Council (DCC).
The call-off contracts that arise out of that Framework Agreement shall operate as a service concession and shall be for the provision of Enforcement Agent Services in respect of unpaid penalty charge notices (PCNs).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Somerset County Council undertakes enforcement of on-street parking restrictions and off-street on behalf of the District Councils in the SCC administrative area. Enforcement of bus lanes by ANPR/CCTV is currently undertaken in two locations. Debt enforcement services are required to recover PCNs that remain outstanding following the receipt of the required statutory enforcement documentation by the registered keeper of the vehicle incurring the PCN. The approximate number of warrants issued annually is 2 500 but is not a guaranteed volume. The Service shall be provided on a concessionary basis under the Framework Agreement. This means no price weighting will apply just quality as operating the Fee structure is to be in accordance with the relevant legislation, currently SI 1/2014 The Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014 and SI 1894/2013 Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013. Full details are provided in the ITT documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100 %
Price
/ Weighting:
0 %
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 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:
2017/S 040-072924
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN243331
Title: Framework Agreement for the provision of civil debt enforcement agent services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/09/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jacobs
6 Europa Boulevard
Birkenhead
CH41 4PE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bristow & Sutor
Bartleet Road, Washford
Redditch
B98 0FL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rundle & Co Ltd
53 Northampton Road
Market Harborough
LE16 9HB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ross and Roberts Ltd
Unit 8 Wessex Park, Bancombe Road Trading Estate
Somerton
TA11 6SB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Somerset County Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2017