Tenders are invited for the provision of a single person discount review service in relation to council tax charges for local authorities within North and Mid Wales. The tender process is being managed by Wrexham County Borough Council on behalf of ...

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

Wrexham County Borough Council
Finance and Performance, Lambpit Street
Attn: Roger Barnett
LL11 1RW Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1978292798
E-mail:

I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
Economic and financial affairs
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities Yes

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1)DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Tender for the provision of a Single Person Discount Review Service in relation to Council Tax charges for Local Authorities within North and Mid Wales.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 27
Main place of performance North and Mid Wales.

NUTS code UKL23

II.1.3)The notice involves
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Tenders are invited for the provision of a single person discount review service in relation to council tax charges for local authorities within North and Mid Wales. The tender process is being managed by Wrexham County Borough Council on behalf of the seven other authorities who raise council tax. It is envisaged that the successful Tenderer will enter into a contract with each individual authority using the terms and conditions outlined in this Invitation to Tender.
The authorities requiring this service are:
Conwy County Borough Council.
Ceredigion County Council.
Denbighshire County Council.
Flintshire County Council.
Gwynedd Council.
Isle of Anglesey County Council.
Powys County Council.
Wrexham County Borough Council.
The Councils are seeking the assistance of a suitable specialist, acting in accordance with the requirements of the individual authorities, the guidelines of the data protection legislation and the requirements of the government connect code connection. The services required encompass the identification and validation of erroneous claims, the administration of the notification and clarification processes with council tax payer, the provision of the details of the amended records and where required the amendment of the relevant records within the council tax systems of the respective authorities.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66171000

II.1.6)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.2)TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)An electronic auction has been used
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
PR/12/10
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 375977-2010 of 18.12.2010

SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT

CONTRACT NO: PR/12/10TITLE Tender for the provision of a Single Person Discount Review Service in relation to Council Tax charges for Local Authorities within North and Mid Wales.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:
3
V.3)NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN

Northgate Information Solutions (UK) Ltd
9 The Courtyard, 707 Warwick Road, West Midlands
B91 3DA Solihull
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1442232424
Internet: http://www.northgate-is.com

V.4)INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
V.5)THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS
VI.2)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 25418.
VI.3)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
26.7.2011