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Published 28 Feb 2023, 19:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Debt Recovery Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: LUPC Ltd (Public body)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,800,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Apr 2023awarded 5 Jun 2023
Lots 2max 1 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of debt recovery services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, APUC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, and SUPC. Members include higher education, further education, schools, the wider public sector and not for profit institutions.

There are two lots under the framework. One for student focused and a second for commercial debt recovery..

The framework agreement is estimated to commence in May 2023.

CPV: Collection agency services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers · 10 bids received (1.0 per place) · 12 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Debt Recovery (Student Focused)AwardedRenewal

The provision of debt recovery services with specific emphasis on specialist services pertaining to student debt recovery for the education sector. This includes pre-legal and legal recoveries, consumer and commercial debt. This is restricted to FCA or SRA registered bidders. Additional information: Attached as document

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 12-month extension option possible at buyer's discretion,Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Debt Recovery (Commercial Focused)AwardedRenewal

The provision of debt recovery services with specific emphasis on specialist services pertaining to commercial debt recovery for our members. This includes pre-legal and legal recoveries, consumer and commercial debt. This is restricted to SRA registered bidders. Additional information: Attached as document

Delivery: UK · London W1T 7NZ
Extensions: 12-month extension option possible at buyer's discretion,Variant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Commercial: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders must be FCA or SRA registered as defined against each lot in the procurement documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Debt Recovery Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Feb 2023, 19:39 GMT
Last source update
5 Jul 2023, 17:39 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
PFB5062 LU
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019203
Classification (CPV)
Collection agency services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad11 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Individual Lot values are estimated and spend will be dependent on the Customers buying patterns and their decisions for calling-off their services. The total framework value will be taken into account when monitoring the spend through this framework agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
4 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Apr 2023 → 3 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Jul 2023, 17:39 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jul 2023, 17:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.2.4 · II.2The provision of debt recovery services with specific emphasis on specialist services pertaining to commercial debt recovery for our members. This includes pre-legal and legal recoveries, consumer and commercial debt. This is restricted to SRA registered bidders.The provision of debt recovery services with specific emphasis on specialist services pertaining to commercial debt recovery for our members. This includes pre-legal and legal recoveries, consumer and commercial debt. This is restricted to FCA and SRA registered bidders.
—DateIV.2.2 · IV.24 Apr 202314 Apr 2023+10 d
—DateIV.2.7 · IV.24 Apr 202314 Apr 2023+10 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 12admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 109 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 5 Jun 2023

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

Contracts

  • Lot 1 – Debt Recovery (Student Focused)

    Signed
    5 Jun 2023
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 – Debt Recovery (Commercial Focused)

    Signed
    5 Jun 2023
    Value
    £1,800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation N/A Shropshire House, 179 Tottenham Court Road, Fitzrovia, London, UK, W1T 7NZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
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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