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Single Occupancy Discount Review Service

The City of Edinburgh Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Feb 2017 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

03 Nov 2016 at 00:00

OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
Tender

01 Nov 2016 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council is procuring a "Single Occupancy Discount Review Service" to manage the review, validation, and updating of council tax records for approximately 90,000 households currently receiving discounts. The procurement process has reached the Award stage, with the contract expected to run from 31 January 2017 to 30 September 2021. The total estimated value of the contract is £1 million, and it is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, allowing various service providers to submit bids.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in managed services, particularly those with expertise in tax assessment, data validation, and local government operations. Companies well-versed in the delivery of community benefit initiatives, capable of engaging with local authorities, and experienced in providing technology-driven solutions to public services would be ideally suited to compete for this contract. The successful bidder may also have the chance to extend the contract for up to two additional years based on performance, creating further growth potential in the public sector market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Single Occupancy Discount Review Service

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for the collection of council tax for approximately 244,000 dwellings. Around 90,000 of these are currently in receipt of a single occupancy discount (SOD). The Council is seeking to procure a third party to undertake a fully managed service that will review, validate, and update the Council's SOD accounts. Bidders should note that, subject to the successful Contractor's 'Right of Refusal', the services in the proposed contract will be made available to any Scottish Local Authority.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is responsible for the collection of council tax for approximately 244,000 dwellings. Around 90,000 of these are currently in receipt of a single occupancy discount (SOD). The Council is seeking to procure a third party to undertake a fully managed service that will review, validate, and update the Council's SOD accounts. The last SOD review was undertaken for the Council by Northgate Public Services in 2014. The Council uses Northgate Public Services Revenues and Benefits database system (also known as iWorld), supplemented by Civica Workflow 360 Electronic Document Management System (Comino). Bidders should note that, subject to the successful Contractor's 'Right of Refusal', the services in the proposed contract will be made available to any Scottish Local Authority. The Council intends to award a contract for delivery of the service for an initial period from 31st January 2017 to 30th September 2021. Subject to satisfactory performance, potential future requirements and the agreement of the successful Contractor, the Council may wish to extend delivery of the contract for an additional period of up to 2 years.. Bidders should note that, subject to the successful Contractor's 'Right of Refusal', the services in the proposed contract will be made available to any Scottish Local Authority.

Renewal: Subject to satisfactory performance, potential future requirements and the agreement of the successful Contractor, the Council may wish to extend delivery of the contract for an additional period of up to 2 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000468992
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB273879
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Feb 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jan 20179 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jan 2017 - 30 Sep 2021 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Edinburgh Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
UKM25 Edinburgh, City of
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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