Award

Debt Recovery Support Service for Council Tax and National Non-Domestic (Business) Rates

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

25 Oct 2022 at 14:09

TenderUpdate

13 Sep 2022 at 10:23

Tender

18 Aug 2022 at 14:49

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has recently awarded a contract for a "Debt Recovery Support Service for Council Tax and National Non-Domestic (Business) Rates". The procurement process was an open procedure with a focus on services within the investigation and security services industry category. The contract has been awarded to Greenhalgh Kerr Solicitors Limited and Wilkin Chapman LLP Solicitors. The contract value is GBP 500,000, and key dates include the tender period ending on September 19th, 2022. Interested businesses can explore opportunities to provide debt recovery support services to the Council in Leicester, UK.

This tender by Leicester City Council presents an opportunity for legal firms or service providers specializing in debt recovery and investigation services to compete. Businesses with experience in handling Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates recoveries could benefit from participating in this tender. The contract duration is set for 4 years with potential extensions, creating a long-term growth opportunity for successful suppliers. The bidding process includes electronic submission, with a bid validity period of 90 days and a bid opening scheduled for September 19th, 2022.

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Notice Title

Debt Recovery Support Service for Council Tax and National Non-Domestic (Business) Rates

Notice Description

Leicester City Council is currently nearing the end of the term of its current debt recovery service and is therefore seeking tenderers who would supply a debt recovery support service for Council Tax and National Non-Domestic (Business) Rates. For the avoidance of any doubt the recovery support required for this tender is additional to what the Council already utilises through the normal recovery channels, for example, enforcement agents. The Council already has a contract for the referral of cases to enforcement agents for post liability order recovery; this contract is for additional support on targeted cases and any other relevant litigation matters.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Leicester City Council is currently nearing the end of the term of its current debt recovery service and is therefore seeking tenderers who would supply a debt recovery support service for Council Tax and National Non-Domestic (Business) Rates. For the avoidance of any doubt the recovery support required for this tender is additional to what the Council already utilises through the normal recovery channels, for example, enforcement agents. The Council already has a contract for the referral of cases to enforcement agents for post liability order recovery; this contract is for additional support on targeted cases and any other relevant litigation matters.

Renewal: Initial term 4 years, options to extend for a further three years in one year periods 1+1+1 (seven years)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036004
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030069-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79700000 - Investigation and security services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Lorraine Dixon
Contact Email
lorraine.dixon@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164541219

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

GREENHALGH KERR SOLICITORS

WILKIN CHAPMAN LLP SOLICITORS

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