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CREDIT SEARCHES FOR COUNCIL TAX, BUSINESS RATES, RENTS AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

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27 Jan 2025 at 10:56

Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract for "Credit Searches for Council Tax, Business Rates, Rents and the Benefit Services" to TransUnion International UK Ltd. This procurement process falls under the financial and insurance services category and is specifically targeted at providing credit reference agency and business intelligence data to maximise collection rates of Council Tax, Housing Benefit overpayments, and rent arrears. The contract, valued at £500,000, started on 2 January 2025 and will end on 1 January 2029. The procurement was executed through a call-off from the Crown Commercial Services - G-Cloud-14 framework, using a selective procurement method.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in financial services, particularly those with capabilities in credit searches and data intelligence. Although the contract was awarded to a large organisation, smaller businesses in related sectors can look for similar opportunities under different frameworks or future tenders. Companies offering innovative solutions to optimise tax and arrears collection rates will find such public procurement contracts particularly beneficial for scaling their operations.

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Notice Title

CREDIT SEARCHES FOR COUNCIL TAX, BUSINESS RATES, RENTS AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES

Notice Description

credit reference agency and business intelligence data to maximise collection rates of Council Tax, Housing Benefit overpayments and rent arrears (former and current). This is a call off under Crown Commercial Services - G-Cloud-14 framework

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-dff70f9f-b63e-4b9c-9919-1532f57b4c2d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6591f483-0bfe-4896-a981-7722416b7fc7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Dec 20241 years ago
Contract Period
2 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2029 4-5 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
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cps@birmingham.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 7WB
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRANSUNION INTERNATIONAL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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