Official UK procurement notice
High Court Enforcement Services
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbrian Water Group (NWG), operating as Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) and Essex and Suffolk Water (ESW), invites established companies to submit proposals for the issuance of High Court Writs. We have an aspirational target to issue 3 to 4,000 writs annually, however this is influenced by the external economic climate and customers circumstances. Volumes over the last two years have been as follows;
- 2021/22 issued 4120
- 2022/23 issued 2500
These writs are generated from County Court Judgments through Civil national Business Centre The average writ value is £1,100 - £1,300, targeting domestic/household customers with water service charges debt, and a potential small number of non-household/commercial debts.
NWL mandates that all prospective bidders for this Contract must be members of the Enforcement Conduct board.
CPV: Bailiff services · Collection agency services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs from 1 Sept 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 100
- Price: 0
- Suitability
NWL mandates that all prospective bidders for this Contract must be members of the Enforcement Conduct board.
- “High Court Enforcement Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Closed
- 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
- 22 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
- Authority reference
NW2695- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002066- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042edcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conduced electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water e-Sourcing Spend Management portal called 'Ariba'. Expressions of interest from this notice must be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] before the deadline date of the 8 Feburary 2024 at 16:00hrs. Once expression of interest has been received that contains the details below, applicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request. This portal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are available at the time. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal. The deadline for return of the completed PQQ is the 12th February 2024 at 12noon. When sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information: 1) Full company name 2) Main contact details of the person who will be given access to the Ariba portal - Name, job title, E mail address and telephone number There are a number of mandatory requirements set out in this notice (section III Conditions for participation) for inclusion in this tender process, please ensure you can meet these requirements before you express your interest
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Feb 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
If the Dun and Bradstreet credit rating returns a rating of 'above average risk' or 'high risk', the contracting entity will request further financial information for review and a parent company guarantee may be required.
Timeline
22 Jan 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published22 Jan 2024, 11:55 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Feb 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TBCReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria