Absconder-tracing services. Business analysis consultancy services. Tracing system services. Investigation services. ESPO acting on behalf of Leicester City Council is seeking to appoint one or more suitably experienced contractors to supply:a) ...
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (see www.espo.org) on behalf of Leicester City Council
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park
Contact point(s): Hollie Ruston
LE19 1ES Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1162657928
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1162944399
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.espo.org
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
Other: Local Authority Services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Tracing and credit checking services - 3058/11.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UKF21
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Absconder-tracing services. Business analysis consultancy services. Tracing system services. Investigation services. ESPO acting on behalf of Leicester City Council is seeking to appoint one or more suitably experienced contractors to supply:
a) Debtor tracing and tracking services in respect of both individuals and businesses;
b) Company credit and financial stability checking services and
c) Verification of identity.
Tracking and tracing services will be used mainly in respect of the collection of council tax, business rates and other debts owed to the council. Company credit checking will be used mainly in respect of vetting potential suppliers to the council. Verification of identity will be used to assist in the verification of registration details captured in online forms. However all services may be used for other appropriate purposes as required. The council will ideally appoint a single organisation to deliver all the types of service required, but may split the award between 2 or more service providers should this offer the optimum mix of products. It is intended that in almost all cases, services will be delivered online via the suppliers' web sites. Therefore in evaluating tenders, the council will require a small number of test logins to allow "road testing" of products to be carried out.
a) Debtor tracing and tracking services in respect of both individuals and businesses;
b) Company credit and financial stability checking services and
c) Verification of identity.
Tracking and tracing services will be used mainly in respect of the collection of council tax, business rates and other debts owed to the council. Company credit checking will be used mainly in respect of vetting potential suppliers to the council. Verification of identity will be used to assist in the verification of registration details captured in online forms. However all services may be used for other appropriate purposes as required. The council will ideally appoint a single organisation to deliver all the types of service required, but may split the award between 2 or more service providers should this offer the optimum mix of products. It is intended that in almost all cases, services will be delivered online via the suppliers' web sites. Therefore in evaluating tenders, the council will require a small number of test logins to allow "road testing" of products to be carried out.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79714110, 72221000, 79714100, 79720000
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 300 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
Price. Weighting 60
Quality. Weighting 40
Price. Weighting 60
Quality. Weighting 40
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
3058/11
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2010/S 204-311403 of 20.10.2010
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 156-260092 of 17.8.2011
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 3058V.1)Date of contract award decision:
2.4.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 5
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Experian Limited (Lot A ONLY)
Embankment House, Electric Avenue
NG80 1EH Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited (SME) (Lot B ONLY)
Bryn House, Caerphilly Business Park
CF83 3GG Caerphilly
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
Lot C - No award made GO Reference: GO-2012425-PRO-3879793.
Lot C - No award made GO Reference: GO-2012425-PRO-3879793.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: ESPO on behalf of Leicester City Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the decision to award the contract is communicated to tenderers. This decision notice will incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a tenderer did not meet any technical specification, the identity of the successful tenderer(s) and a precise statement of when the standstill period is expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the award decision must be communicated to the address stated in Section I.1 within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge regarding the decision to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have suffered harm or are at risk of harm by a breach of the procurement rules to take action in the High Court (England Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months) (NB this time limit may be reduced to 30 days in circumstances where the contract award has been publicised to all participants in accordance with the Regulations). Where a legal challenge is launched against the award decision ESPO is obliged to suspend the making of the contract. Where a challenge is made after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and/or shortened and/or a fine imposed by the court, but only where the court are satisfied that there has been a serious breach of the procurement rules.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
25.4.2012