Award

Provision of the following National Non-Domestic (Business Rates) Services - Lot 1 Losses and Income Forecasting and/or Lot 2 Income Maximisation

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

06 Mar 2024 at 15:34

Tender

04 Jan 2024 at 13:52

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has completed a procurement process for the provision of National Non-Domestic (Business Rates) Services, specifically for Losses and Income Forecasting and Income Maximisation. The procurement involved open procedures with a focus on goods. Inform CPI Limited and Liberata UK Limited are the active suppliers awarded contracts for these services. The contract value for Losses and Income Forecasting is £80,000, while the contract value for Income Maximisation is £150,000. The tender was initiated on January 4, 2024, and the awards were signed on March 6, 2024.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses in the software package and information systems industry. SMEs and large businesses can compete for these contracts. The contract period duration is set to 1800 days, with options for renewal up to a total of five years. The submission method for bids was electronic, with a bid opening date of February 5, 2024. Leicester City Council will be the contracting authority for these services, and the tender process involved the General Procurement Agreement (GPA).

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Notice Title

Provision of the following National Non-Domestic (Business Rates) Services - Lot 1 Losses and Income Forecasting and/or Lot 2 Income Maximisation

Notice Description

Leicester City Council (The Council) is seeking a contractor/contractor(s): Lot 1 - to provide a solution to assist in the forecasting of outcomes on checks/challenges/appeals (CCA) submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and from other potential threats to Leicester's non-domestic rates tax base. To include ad hoc consultancy, as and when required, for example, estimation of rateable value of properties not yet valued by the VOA. Lot 2 - to assist in identifying properties that are currently undervalued and those that have not been identified and valued. Only one supplier will be appointed for Lot 1 and up to a maximum of two for Lot 2. Tenderers may submit proposals for one or both of the Lots and may be awarded one or both of these Lots.

Lot Information

Losses and Income Forecasting

Lot 1 - to provide a solution to assist in the forecasting of outcomes on checks/challenges/appeals (CCA) submitted to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and from other potential threats to Leicester's non-domestic rates tax base. To include ad hoc consultancy, as and when required, for example, estimation of rateable value of properties not yet valued by the VOA.

Renewal: Initial term 2 years, options to extend for a further three years in one year periods 1+1+1 (five years)

Income Maximisations

Lot 2 - to assist in identifying properties that are currently undervalued and those that have not been identified and valued.

Renewal: Initial term 2 years, options to extend for a further three years in one year periods 1+1+1 (five years)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042aac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007228-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£230,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£230,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£230,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20241 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

INFORM CPI

LIBERATA

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