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Published 19 Apr 2024, 11:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Enforcement Agency Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£700,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 May 2024awarded 15 Jul 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has awarded a framework agreement for enforcement agents for the collection of debt for LCC only.

The Council intends to maximise the collection of debts through the effective use of all available recovery options, to reduce the costs of collection and ensure a high quality Enforcement Agent service is provided.

The successful Service Provider(s) will be required to attend any address in England and Wales. The Provider(s) will be required to work in relation to the requirements outlined in this Specification.

The majority of debt collection cases will be compliance and enforcement relating to recovery of Parking Penalty Charge Notices Debt, and any such other debts as and when the Council requires.

CPV: Parking enforcement services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
Delivery: UK, East Midlands
Extensions: This Framework is for an initial term of 12 months with option to extend for a further 3 years to be taken in 6 month intervals.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
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100%
  • Price: 0%
What this means for your bid
  • “Enforcement Agency Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Yes
First published
19 Apr 2024, 11:45 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2024, 12:34 BST
Award evaluation window
20 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN713670
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026457
Classification (CPV)
Parking enforcement services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04538f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 May 2024 → 20 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Aug 2024, 12:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2024, 12:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 96 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 15 Jul 2024

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £700,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 026457-2024-DN713670-1

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 026457-2024-DN713670-2

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Contract 026457-2024-DN713670-3

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • CDER Group LtdFramework contractor Peninsular House (9th Floor), 30-36 Monument Street., London, London, EC3R 8LJ
  • Jacobs Enforcement LtdFramework contractor 6 Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead., London, CH41 4PE
  • Marston (Holdings) LimitedFramework contractor 8th Floor, 148 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2JR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.