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Official UK procurement notice

Council Tax and Business Rates Recovery

Official notice

Authority: Settle Group (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)
Published estimate £180,000≈ £180k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 May 2025
Contract term 1 yrup to 1 yr 6 mo with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Services to be delivered under the Contract will be a historic review of Settle’s Council Tax and Business Rates accounts across the full property portfolio to identify any overpayments, progress recovery and identify potential improvements in Settle internal processes to reduce the instance of overpayments in future.

The objectives of the project are to:

•Identify and quantify historical overpayments of council tax and business rates made by Settle going back over as long a period as possible.

•Recover eligible overpaid amounts from relevant local authorities.

•Improve Settle internal systems and procedures to prevent future overpayments.

•Ensure legal compliance and maintain positive working relationships with the local authorities.

The project will be delivered over a 12 month period with an option to extend up to 18 months if required.

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For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Letchworth-Garden-City:-Business-analysis-consultancy-services./4787B7CNE5

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CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 — 1 Jul 2026 (1 yr) · up to 1 yr 6 mo with extensionsDelivery: East of England
Value
£180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
The project will be delivered over a 12 month period with an option to extend for 6 months if required
72221000 Business analysis consultancy services79410000 Business and management consultancy services

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 140Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality — 70
  • Quality — 70
  • Cost — 30
  • Cost — 30
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality — Long criteria description
  • Cost — Long criteria description
  • Quality — Long criteria description
  • Cost — Long criteria description
Conditions of participation4
  • Economic & financial standing
    See procurement documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    See procurement documents
  • Economic & financial standing
    See procurement documents
  • Technical & professional ability
    See procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 31 May 2025, 00:59 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesBusiness and management consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0507b3 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary
See procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
21 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    31 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 01:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published314 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—31 Jul 2025CancelledUpfront costs too high

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTwas £180,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Settle Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTZB-9665-XBGM Blackhorse Road, Letchworth Garden City, East of England, SG6 1HA 01462704197

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender