Contract

Legal Services for Debt Recovery

  • London Borough of Camden

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-007625

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0426ba

Published 11 March 2024, 9:50am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Camden, 5 Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

Contact

Mr Richard Le Donne

Email

richard.ledonne@camden.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2079742106

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.camden.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.camden.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Legal Services for Debt Recovery

Reference number

DN703772

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A contract for the provision of an external legal services for debt collection.

The services will include:

-Legal services for the recovery of all outstanding debt owed to Camden – excluding Parking and Council Tax / National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR)

-Contractor services will be employed on a case-by-case basis once all the internal processes have been exhausted in the pursuit of the debt.

-Letters before Action (LBA) to litigation through to enforcement.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,800,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A contract for the provision of an external legal services for debt collection.

The services will include:

-Legal services for the recovery of all outstanding debt owed to Camden – excluding Parking and Council Tax / National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR)

-Contractor services will be employed on a case-by-case basis once all the internal processes have been exhausted in the pursuit of the debt.

-Letters before Action (LBA) to litigation through to enforcement.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-037235


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Judge & Priestley LLP

Justin House, 6 West Street

Bromley

BR1 1JN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI61 - Bromley
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,800,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,800,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Country

United Kingdom