Official UK procurement notice
DBC (SF) Housing Benefit and Council Tax Resilience Service
Authority: Dacorum Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support, and the collection of Council Tax and Business Rates are statutory functions of the Council that must be fulfilled. This contract will allow resilience to be provided on-demand to cope with peaks in workload and periods of unplanned staff absence. This resilience will complement the existing resources in the Service and help with the transition from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit.In Scope:The contract requires staff who are experienced in processing work in the following areas:
- Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support
- Council Tax
- Business RatesThe contract should provide flexible on-demand resources for each Service area.The current supplier has stated that TUPE may apply to this contract.All the Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗ Please submit your completed tender document via the Council’s e-
CPV: Administrative services for business operations · Benefit services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This contract will allow resilience to be provided on-demand to cope with peaks in…AwardedPublished value£720,000
This contract will allow resilience to be provided on-demand to cope with peaks in workload and periods of unplanned staff absence. This resilience will complement the existing resources in the Service and help with the transition from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit.In Scope:The contract requires staff who are experienced in processing work in the following areas:Housing Benefit and Council Tax SupportCouncil TaxBusiness RatesThe contract should provide flexible on-demand resources for each Service area.Please refer to the tender documents for a full description of the requirements.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
A financial assessment will be carried out on the winning bidder.
- Technical & professional ability
Evidence of experience providing this services for a minimum of 3 years;
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jan 2023, 12:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2024, 15:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CPU00513- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020332- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0397c2Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period starting from the date when the contract award was notified to bidders. Tenderers have a right of appeal within the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: All the Tender Documents and correspondence must be submitted via the Councils e-tendering portal.at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home Please submit your completed tender document via the Council’s e-tendering portal no later than 12 noon 20 February 2023. Any tender submitted either manually or by email will not be accepted.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2023, 10:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Feb 2023 → 3 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Feb 2023, 10:59 GMT
- Bids opened20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published3 Jul 2024, 15:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2024, 15:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberata UK Ltd | £720,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020332-2024-CPU00513-1 · Liberata UK Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2024
- Value
- £720,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)Mediation body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Liberata UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.