Financial consultancy services (№13201245)

Link to original

Publication date

Description

1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      Staffordshire County Council
      Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street
      Stafford
      ST16 2DH
      United Kingdom
      Telephone: +44 1785854656
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority
      
   3. Main activity:
      General public services
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Council Tax Discount and Reduction Review Service

         Reference number: IA1110
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         66171000, 79212100, 79212100
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         Each Council will conduct reviews of all Council Tax reductions which are relevant to the occupancy of a property and those residents. This will typically include:

         — all single person discounts,

         — all other Council Tax discounts,

         — all empty properties, including long term voids, which do not attract a reduction,

         — all Local Council Tax Reduction (LCTR) cases, in so far as the residents occupying the household will be reviewed. Income, capital, etc. will not be reviewed as a part of this project.

      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: yes
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00 GBP
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         

         Data Matching Service

      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         79212100
         
      3. Place of performance:
         Main site or place of performance:

         Staffordshire

      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         If a Council requires services from this lot 1, it shall provide details of the cases to be reviewed, in an agreed format (e.g. NFI format). The Contractor will match the data to its own records and databases and report to the Council the likelihood of undeclared occupants living at the address and the names of other occupants that it believes may be resident, and any other evidence to support the contention that other residents exist.

      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
         Price - Weighting: 80
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      8. Additional information:
         
      9. Title:
         

         Full Managed Service

      10. Additional CPV code(s):
          79212100
          
      11. Place of performance:
          Main site or place of performance:

          Staffordshire

      12. Description of the procurement:
          

          Should a Council require the Contractor to investigate any mismatches, update their systems with the results of the investigations and deal with any subsequent Council Tax payer contact, it shall request services from this lot 2. In this case, access will be provided to relevant systems, files and information held by the Council and the Contractor will be expected to update the Council’s records throughout the project.

      13. Award criteria:
          Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 20
          Price - Weighting: 80
          
      14. Information about options:
          Options: no
      15. Information about European Union funds:
          The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      16. Additional information:
          
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 192-434369
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Contract No: IA11101
      Lot No: 1
      Title:

      Data Matching Service

   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-02-12
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Synectics Solutions Ltd
         Synectics House, The Brampton
         Newcastle under Lyme
         ST5 0QY
         United Kingdom
         The contractor is an SME: yes
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 600 000.00 GBP
         Total value of the contract/lot: 600 000.00 GBP
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         Contract No: IA1110
         Lot No: 2
         Title:

         Full Managed Service

      6. Award of contract
         1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-02-12
            
         2. Information about tenders:
            Number of tenders received: 2
            Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
            The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
         3. Name and address of the contractor:
            Capita Business Services Ltd
            30 Berners Street
            London
            W1T 3LR
            United Kingdom
            The contractor is an SME: no
         4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
            Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 400 000.00 GBP
            Total value of the contract/lot: 400 000.00 GBP
            
         5. Information about subcontracting:
            
            
   3. Section VI
      1. Additional information
         
      2. Procedures for review
         1. Review body
            Staffordshire County Council
            Tipping Street
            Stafford
            ST16 2DH
            United Kingdom
            
         2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
            Staffordshire County Council
            Tipping Street
            Stafford
            ST16 2DH
            United Kingdom
            
         3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
            Staffordshire County Council
            Tipping Street
            Stafford
            ST16 2DH
            United Kingdom
            
      3. Date of dispatch of this notice
         2019-02-12