Tender

Benefits Processing and Council Tax Reduction Resilience

LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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15 Mar 2019 at 10:54

Tender Notice
Tender

10 Feb 2019 at 13:48

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Wandsworth is seeking tenders for the "Benefits Processing and Council Tax Reduction Resilience" project, classified under the benefit services industry. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 22nd March 2019. The contract is expected to commence on 1st August 2019 and will run until 31st July 2021. This opportunity is situated in London, United Kingdom, and is accessible through an open procurement method, inviting a competitive bidding environment.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in handling benefit services, particularly those equipped to provide supplemental processing capacity for council tax reduction and housing benefits. Businesses that can offer temporary, ad-hoc support in processing applications, reconsiderations, and complaints are well-suited to compete for this contract, potentially allowing them to expand their client base and enhance their capabilities within the public sector market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Benefits Processing and Council Tax Reduction Resilience

Notice Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: IV.2.2) Instead of: Date: 13/03/2019 Time: 12:00 Read: Date: 22/03/2019 Time: 12:00 Place of text to be modified: IV.2.7) Instead of: Date: 13/03/2019 Time: 12:00 Read: Date: 22/03/2019 Time: 12:00 Other 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. These services are commissioned by the Benefits Service of the Councils. Its purpose is to provide the service's in-house team, with external, off-site, buffer capacity to process, on a temporary, ad-hoc, basis, various council tax reduction and housing benefits related applications, reconsiderations and complaints referred to the Councils in-house team.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-457aab14-b855-4f2f-9a03-bdc380a40b96
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea43be32-ccdf-4cde-944f-bf73b7e5847e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75310000 - Benefit services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Mar 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Mar 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2021 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW18 2PU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI34 Wandsworth
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Wandsworth
Electoral Ward
Wandsworth Town
Westminster Constituency
Putney

Further Information

Notice Documents

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