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title: "CREDIT SEARCHES FOR COUNCIL TAX, BUSINESS RATES, RENTS AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES"
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# CREDIT SEARCHES FOR COUNCIL TAX, BUSINESS RATES, RENTS AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dff70f9f-b63e-4b9c-9919-1532f57b4c2d

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6591f483-0bfe-4896-a981-7722416b7fc7 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| 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 | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRANSUNION INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2025 at 10:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6591f483-0bfe-4896-a981-7722416b7fc7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6591f483-0bfe-4896-a981-7722416b7fc7
  27th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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