Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-02-18
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72260000: Software-related services
Estimated value: 152228 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for the collection of council tax for approximately 244 000 dwellings. Around 90 000 of these are currently in receipt of a single occupancy discount (SOD). The Council is seeking to procure a third party to undertake a fully managed service that will review, validate, and update the Council's SOD accounts.
Bidders should note that, subject to the successful Contractor's ‘Right of Refusal’, the services in the proposed contract will be made available to any Scottish Local Authority.
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is responsible for the collection of council tax for approximately 244 000 dwellings. Around 90 000 of these are currently in receipt of a single occupancy discount (SOD). The Council is seeking to procure a third party to undertake a fully managed service that will review, validate, and update the Council's SOD accounts. The last SOD review was undertaken for the Council by Northgate Public Services in 2014. The Council uses Northgate Public Services Revenues and Benefits database system (also known as iWorld), supplemented by Civica Workflow 360 Electronic Document Management System (Comino).
Bidders should note that, subject to the successful Contractor's ‘Right of Refusal’, the services in the proposed contract will be made available to any Scottish Local Authority.
The Council intends to award a contract for delivery of the service for an initial period from 31.1.2017 to 30.9.2021. Subject to satisfactory performance, potential future requirements and the agreement of the successful Contractor, the Council may wish to extend delivery of the contract for an additional period of up to 2 years.
Bidders should note that, subject to the successful Contractor's ‘Right of Refusal’, the services in the proposed contract will be made available to any Scottish Local Authority.
Potential bidders should note that the contract will be open to use by any Scottish Local authority constituted under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) Award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) Be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Winner: Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited
Award value: 152228
Number of bids: 4