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Published 5 Jul 2022, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Debt collection services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2022awarded 28 Nov 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework agreement for debt collection services

CPV: Collection agency services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers · 23 bids received (4.6 per place) · 5 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Trace servicesCancelledceiling above

This is award forms part of the debt collection agency tender. This lot is for "Trace and collection" services i.e. finding debtors no longer residing at the address (es) where the debt was incurred.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 4 x 1 year optionsSecond stage: 4–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
79940000 Collection agency services
Lot #2Primary and secondary collectCancelledceiling above

This is for debt collection agency services, namely the collection of unpaid water bills.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 4 x 1 year extensionsSecond stage: 4–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
79940000 Collection agency services

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Debt collection services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jul 2022, 11:15 BST
Last source update
13 Feb 2023, 08:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004293
Classification (CPV)
Collection agency services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034e02 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Appointment period ends
5 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13471744 ↗

Timeline

5 Aug 2022 → 13 Feb 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Aug 2022, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    13 Feb 2023, 08:32 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Feb 2023, 08:32 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 Feb 2023, 08:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 23
Contracts signed 2latest 28 Nov 2022

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Primary and Secondary Debt Collection Services

    Signed
    28 Nov 2022
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active

  • Trace and Collection Services

    Signed
    28 Nov 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
23bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater GB-COH: 02366686 2 St. Johns Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV12LZContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEGIGContracting authority WREXHAM, UKContact email
  • Hafren Dyfrdwy CyfyngedigContracting authorityGB-COH: 03527628 Wrexham, WalesContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • www.stwater.co.ukReview body Coventry

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria