Contract

Rateable Value Finder, National Non Domestic Rates Appeals Forecasting and Council Tax Finder

  • Oxford City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-011345

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03147f

Published 3 May 2022, 1:49pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council, St.Aldates

Oxford

OX1 1DS

Email

mstevenson@oxford.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.oxford.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.oxford.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

Rateable Value Finder, National Non Domestic Rates Appeals Forecasting and Council Tax Finder

Reference number

DN596353

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Due to ever increasing budget pressures, the Council wishes to maximise both its Business Rates income and Council Tax income now and in the future. To do this it requires assistance with finding Rateable hereditaments that are currently not included in our records, or where there is the potential for the Rateable Value entered in the Valuation list to be incorrect. The Council also requires assistance with forecasting appeal outcomes to assist with Government returns. It also requires assistance in finding properties that should be banded for Council Tax purposes or where there is the potential for an existing banding to be incorrect.

National Non-Domestic Rates

• Rateable Value Finder

• Appeals forecasting for National Non-Domestic Rates

• Reporting to assist with service delivery

• Statistical analysis of findings

Council Tax

• Council Tax Finder

• Reporting to assist with service delivery

• Statistical analysis of findings

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Lowest offer: £150,000 / Highest offer: £300,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Due to ever increasing budget pressures, the Council wishes to maximise both its Business Rates income and Council Tax income now and in the future. To do this it requires assistance with finding Rateable hereditaments that are currently not included in our records, or where there is the potential for the Rateable Value entered in the Valuation list to be incorrect. The Council also requires assistance with forecasting appeal outcomes to assist with Government returns. It also requires assistance in finding properties that should be banded for Council Tax purposes or where there is the potential for an existing banding to be incorrect.

National Non-Domestic Rates

• Rateable Value Finder

• Appeals forecasting for National Non-Domestic Rates

• Reporting to assist with service delivery

• Statistical analysis of findings

Council Tax

• Council Tax Finder

• Reporting to assist with service delivery

• Statistical analysis of findings

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Case Studies / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Capacity / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Meeting Requirements / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion - Name: Setup / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Price - Weighting: 40%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 year extension option at the discretion of Oxford City Council

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: 2022/S 000-003556


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Rateable Value Finder, National Non Domestic Rates Appeals Forecasting and Council Tax Finder

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

3 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Inform CPI Ltd

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £250,000

Lowest offer: £150,000 / Highest offer: £300,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Oxford City Council

Oxford

Country

United Kingdom