Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1314693922
E-mail: brian.mccreadie@edinburgh.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290
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
External Offsite Revenues Processing Service for Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates
Reference number: CT2644
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of Edinburgh Council (‘the Council’) is responsible for processing Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) details in respect of occupants/properties within the city in order to enable subsequently collection of all payments due. These are crucially important revenue streams for the Council and help to fund essential core services.
Processing volumes/demand levels tend to fluctuate throughout the year. Therefore, in order to meet resource requirements and maintain efficient and timeous processing at all times, the Council wishes to establish a framework agreement of appropriate suppliers who would be able to assist with the servicing of this requirement at times of peak demand.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
664 640.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72310000
79900000
79999200
79990000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Edinburgh Council (‘the Council’) is responsible for processing Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) details in respect of occupants/properties within the city in order to enable subsequently collection of all payments due. These are crucially important revenue streams for the Council and help to fund essential core services.
Processing volumes/demand levels tend to fluctuate throughout the year. Therefore, in order to meet resource requirements and maintain efficient and timeous processing at all times, the Council wishes to establish a framework agreement of appropriate suppliers who would be able to assist with the servicing of this requirement at times of peak demand.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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:
2019/S 090-215984
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Business Services Ltd
The Copyright Building, 30 Berners Street, Fitzrovia
London
W1T 3LR
UK
Telephone: +44 2076542342
Fax: +44 2072226126
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Civica UK Ltd
Southbank Central, 30 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9LQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Liberata UK Ltd
4th Floor, Weston House, 246 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7EX
UK
Telephone: +44 2073783700
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:
: 664 640.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:600010)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1314693922
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/10/2019