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Published 4 Jan 2024, 13:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of the following National Non-Domestic (Business Rates) Services – Lot 1 Losses and Income Forecasting and/or Lot 2 Income Maximisation

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£230,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 5 Feb 2024awarded 6 Mar 2024
Awarded to Inform CPI Limited, Liberata UK Ltd3 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Leicester City Council (The Council) is seeking a contractor/contractor(s):

Lot 1 - to provide a solution to assist in the forecasting of outcomes on checks/challenges/appeals (CCA) submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and from other potential threats to Leicester’s non-domestic rates tax base. To include ad hoc consultancy, as and when required, for example, estimation of rateable value of properties not yet valued by the VOA.

Lot 2 - to assist in identifying properties that are currently undervalued and those that have not been identified and valued.

Only one supplier will be appointed for Lot 1 and up to a maximum of two for Lot 2. Tenderers may submit proposals for one or both of the Lots and may be awarded one or both of these Lots.

CPV: Metal · Software package and information systems

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£230,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Losses and Income ForecastingAwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000

Lot 1 - to provide a solution to assist in the forecasting of outcomes on checks/challenges/appeals (CCA) submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and from other potential threats to Leicester’s non-domestic rates tax base. To include ad hoc consultancy, as and when required, for example, estimation of rateable value of properties not yet valued by the VOA.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Initial term 2 years, options to extend for a further three years in one year periods 1+1+1 (five years)Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Income MaximisationsAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000

Lot 2 - to assist in identifying properties that are currently undervalued and those that have not been identified and valued.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Initial term 2 years, options to extend for a further three years in one year periods 1+1+1 (five years)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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Lot distribution rule: Only one supplier will be appointed for Lot 1 and up to a maximum of two for Lot 2. Tenderers may submit proposals for one or both of the Lots and may be awarded one or both of these Lots
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

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
Goods
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Jan 2024, 13:52 GMT
Last source update
6 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN705608
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007228
Classification (CPV)
MetalSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042aac 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
Submission deadline
5 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Feb 2024 → 6 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £380,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 6 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Losses and Income Forecasting1 award
Inform CPI Limited£80,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Income Maximisations2 awards
Inform CPI Limited£150,000 †—Awarded
Liberata UK LtdIncome Maximisation£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of the following National Non-Domestic (Business Rates) Services – Lot 1 Losses and Income Forecasting and/or Lot 2 Income Maximisation · Inform CPI Limited

    Signed
    6 Mar 2024
    Value
    £80,000
    Status
    active
  • Income Maximisations · Inform CPI Limited

    Signed
    6 Mar 2024
    Value
    £150,000
    Status
    active
  • Income Maximisation · Liberata UK Ltd

    Signed
    6 Mar 2024
    Value
    £150,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Losses and Income Forecasting2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Income Maximisations3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division)Review body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.