Award

Exchequer Services

LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Sep 2019 at 09:23

Tender

13 Feb 2019 at 16:12

Tender

30 Jan 2019 at 14:44

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Bromley is conducting a tender for its Exchequer Services, which encompasses a wide range of functions including Business Rates, Council Tax, Housing Benefit, Debt Management, Payroll, and Customer Services. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, having been published on 30 January 2019 with a tender period that closed on 4 March 2019. The contract, valued at approximately £130 million, is set to commence on 1 April 2020 and will run until 31 March 2028, with the possibility of a two-year extension. This procurement was conducted using a selective purchasing method, specifically a restricted procedure, within the financial information systems industry category.

This substantial contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in financial services, IT, and administrative support. Companies offering solutions in areas like payroll processing, financial consultancy, and systems development would be particularly well-suited to compete. The structure of the tender, with separate bids for the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley, allows for strategic collaborations, where tenderers can propose discounted rates if bidding for both contracts, thereby increasing competitive chances and potential market share within the local government service landscape.

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Notice Title

Exchequer Services

Notice Description

The London Borough of Bromley are seeking tenders for it's Exchequer Services. There are various elements to the Exchequer Services Contract. The services this contract comprises of are noted below. * Business Rates * Council Tax * Housing Benefit & Council Tax Support/ Reduction * Sundry Debtors, Mortgages & Debt Management * Payroll * Pensions * Cashiers & Postal Services * Cash Collections * Accounts Payable * Customer services * Financial Assessment & Charging * Appointee and Deputyship * Schools Finance * Schools Human Resources Provision (Statutory Services) - Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools * Schools Human Reources Provision (Statutory Services) - Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools * IT The tender opportunity will be run electronically through the London Tenders Portal and suppliers will need to register their company with the portal as soon as possible (if they have not already done so) at www.londontenders.org to ensure they are able to access and submit the relevant documents online. All applications must be made through the London Tenders Portal only and not to the Contact Details contained within this notice. Tenderers should note that the London Borough of Bexley are tendering their Revenue service and if any tenderers choose to submit a bid for both the London Borough of Bexley (Lot 1) and the London Borough of Bromley (Lot 2), tenderers will have the opportunity, should they so choose, to offer a simple percentage discount to their tendered contract price for each Council (with no change in the services detailed in the specifications). Tenderers should note that the London Borough of Bexley ("Bexley")(Lot 1) and the London Borough of Bromley ("Bromley")(Lot 2) are each running their own independent procurement process, including evaluation. Bromley's and Bexley's respective specifications and requirements are different from each other - this is not a joint tender but two separate and independent tenders with alignment of the tender timetables.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5481a7e6-83d1-4340-b90c-c0a269faf860
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

66 - Financial and insurance services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

48812000 - Financial information systems

64110000 - Postal services

66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

66523000 - Pension fund consultancy services

72212450 - Time accounting or human resources software development services

72222300 - Information technology services

72590000 - Computer-related professional services

75112000 - Administrative services for business operations

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

79342300 - Customer services

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

79420000 - Management-related services

79570000 - Mailing-list compilation and mailing services

79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£130,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£102,800,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20196 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@bromley.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BROMLEY
Postcode
BR1 3UH
Post Town
Bromley
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI61 Bromley
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Bromley
Electoral Ward
Bromley Town
Westminster Constituency
Bromley and Biggin Hill

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CAPITA

LIBERATA

Further Information

Notice Documents

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