Published date: 18 May 2023
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Bailiff services - 75242110
Location of contract
B4 7WB
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
IT-100-3969-EPU2324-01
Published date
18 May 2023
Closing date
9 June 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 July 2023
Contract end date
30 June 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Birmingham City Council (The Council) as the largest single local authority in the UK regularly experiences instances of unauthorised encamping mostly by members of the travelling community. These encampments regularly occur on park land and other public open spaces, mostly owned by the Council. This also includes unauthorised encampments established on our transit site.
The Council requires a framework of supplier(s) for the provision of enforcement agents / certified bailiffs to support the management of unauthorised encampments (the removal of encampments on Council owned land, typically established by Gypsies and various Traveller ethnic groupings).
This contract will be for a period of 1 year commencing July 2023.
The Council is looking to appoint up to two suppliers as part of a framework agreement, to ensure contingency of service delivery. The method of work allocation is covered in the section below entitled 'Allocation of Work'.
It should be noted that there is no guarantee of a specific level of work being allocated.
Unauthorised Encampments
Provision of certified bailiff / enforcement agent to act on behalf of and in support of the Council:
1. Conduct the initial site visit to the unauthorised encampment (UE) with the intention of determining the number of occupiers, who they are (family names) and any other relevant details (forms provided), conducting a Welfare Needs Assessment on the occupiers (with regards to medical and schooling needs), reporting back to the Council and completing relevant paperwork.
2. Serving of relevant documents / legal papers on the members of the UE to direct their departure from the land - this may be common law notices or notices under statute, or Court orders. This will normally take place on the same day as the initial site visit.
3. Undertaking a contact visit to the UE occupiers as required by the Council.
4. Supervise, direct and progress the eviction should a formal eviction be necessary. This is effectively a formal eviction under common law or statute or Court Order and may require vehicle(s) to tow caravans, etc. from the site to a nearby road. All evictions are undertaken with WMP present to ensure there is no breach of the peace.
5. Obtaining relevant information to enable identification of members of the encampment to enable the Council to take further legal action where appropriate. Relevant information may include VRM details, descriptions in witness statements and images from body-worn camera footage. A relevant data sharing agreement may be necessary to enable sharing of such information.
Allocation of Work
The Council will seek where possible to allocate the services to the appointed suppliers on an equal case allocation footing. Although where an incumbent supplier(s) has already been appointed an existing case(s) to engage with a traveller group previously, the Council reserves the right to retain their involvement due to...
More information
Links
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- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/
- Additional information on how to apply for this contract
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If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.
Delivery Notes
Birmingham
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
About the buyer
Contact name
Manjit Samrai
Address
10 Woodcock Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7WB
United Kingdom
Telephone
0121 303 0349
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Closing: 9 June 2023, 12pm