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title: "Spend analytics and recovery services - AWARD"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Spend analytics and recovery services - AWARD

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b256df7-cc0e-455a-8c35-da1b9a11e186

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## Summary

The Bedford Borough Council has awarded a contract for spend analytics and recovery services to Rockford Associates Limited. The procurement process was initiated through a tender and has now been completed. The contract involves financial and insurance services, with additional classifications for miscellaneous business and business-related services. The tender period ended on 18th September 2023, and the contract period is from 2nd October 2023 to 31st March 2024. The procurement was facilitated by the buyer, Bedford Borough Council, and the main procurement category is services.

This awarded contract presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in financial and insurance services and related business services to collaborate with Rockford Associates Limited. The contract location is in Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, with procurement aimed at the identification and recovery of missed or incorrect payments. Businesses looking to expand in the financial services sector or those experienced in debt resolution services are well-suited to engage with this procurement opportunity.

## Notice

Bedford Borough Council (The Council) requests submissions from suppliers registered on lot 15 (spend analytics and recovery services) of Crown Commercial Services framework RM6226, debt resolution services. The Supplier will perform a historical analysis of The Council's accounts payable transaction data. Ledgers, trading accounts and systems, invoices, credit notes and payments, in order to identify, investigate report and recover any sums that have been missed, miscalculated, overpaid by The Council or underpaid to The Council. This will not include balances already known to The Council or in the process of being 'recovered' prior to the Suppliers involvement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/254a61d6-0f21-4846-bb87-da527d60fdc9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH24 Bedford |
| Local authority | Bedford |
| Electoral ward | Cauldwell |
| Westminster constituency | Bedford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROCKFORD ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2023 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/254a61d6-0f21-4846-bb87-da527d60fdc9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/254a61d6-0f21-4846-bb87-da527d60fdc9
  31st October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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