Published date: 9 March 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 9 April 2021, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • General public services - 75110000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£16,000,000

Procurement reference

TOWER001-DN529656-30308116

Published date

9 March 2021

Closing date

9 April 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Lot 1 Processing workload of claims for Housing Benefits; for Council Tax Support or Council Tax Reduction; for other local welfare payments; free School Meals; Local Authority educational grants; Local Authority social care calculations; determinations in respect of Social Fund Payments or similar; and determinations in respect of anyother means tested benefit calculations which may be the responsibility of the Council & its partners;
Lot 2 Specialist Enforcement Services covering, High Court and County Court enforcement services including, Recovery of debt; Tracing services; Location of assets and asset recovery/realisation services; Registration of debts against property assets; charging orders and similar; Insolvency services.
Lot 3 Accounts Payable, Payments, and Contract audit services which includes Complete a review of Council ledgers to identify, report and recover any amounts due to the Council by reason of; credit notes of credits due to the Council; payment errors; and VAT errors.


About the buyer

Contact name

Neil Ward

Address

Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent, Town Hall
London
E14 2BG
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 2073645000

Email

Neil.Ward@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Website

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk