Published date: 10 June 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 18 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Collection agency services - 79940000

Location of contract

DY1 1HF

Value of contract

£0.01 to £0.02

Procurement reference

IT-9-3450-Corp/190/2023 - AWARD

Published date

10 June 2024

Closing date

18 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The contract will be for a period of 5 years, 1st December 2023 - 30th November 2028.
Lot 1
Dudley MBC in collaboration with City of Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell MBC and South Staffordshire Council wishes to appoint two suppliers to provide Debt Recovery Services. Each provider will be allocated an equal share per Council for Council Tax, Business Rates, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Sundry Debts (including Housing Benefit Overpayments), Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery and Former Tenant Arrears.
Providers must be able to recover debts for all categories listed above, submissions should reflect this.
Lot 2
Dudley MBC in collaboration with City of Wolverhampton Council, Sandwell MBC and South Staffordshire Council wishes to appoint one supplier to provide second referral Debt Recovery Services for unpaid Council Tax, Business Rates, Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Sundry Debts (including Housing Benefit Overpayments), Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery and Former Tenant Arrears.
Providers must be able to recover debts for all categories listed above, submissions should reflect this.
Lot 1 will be evaluated as a priority to determine the top two preferred bidders, Lot 2 will then be evaluated, if either of the top two bidders from Lot 1 are successful the second/third ranked bidder will be successful in Lot 2, there will be three suppliers for Lot 1 and Lot 2 combined, two for Lot 1 and one for Lot 2.

Lot 3
Unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs), Dudley MBC and City of Wolverhampton Council wishes to appoint two providers for Debt Recovery Services, each provider will be allocated an equal share per Council.
The Council wishes to make clear to potential bidders for the three Lots that the actual workload is likely to vary over the life of the contract and as a consequence no guarantee can be given to any volume or value of business that will be awarded during the life of the Contract, nor is it possible for successful bidders to be protected from the risk that reluctant debtors may be unwilling or unable to pay.

Award information

Awarded date

23 November 2023

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2028

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Bristow & Sutor

Address

Bartleet Road, Washford, Redditch, United Kingdom, B98 0FL

Reference

None

Newlyn plc

Address

Batchworth House, Batchworth Place, Church Street, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom, WD3 1JE

Reference

None

Rundle & Co Limited

Address

53 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, Leics, United Kingdom, LE16 9HB

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Jackie Reed

Address

Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom

Telephone

01384816702

Email

jackie.reed@dudley.gov.uk

Website

www.dudley.gov.uk