Tender

Debt Collection Agency Services

  • SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
  • HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEGIG

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-018266

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034e02

Published 5 July 2022, 11:15am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

2 St. Johns Street

COVENTRY

CV12LZ

Contact

Sarah Griffiths-Jones

Email

sarah.griffiths-jones@severntrent.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2477716919

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG33 - Coventry

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.stwater.co.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEGIG

PACKSADDLE

WREXHAM

Email

sarah.griffiths-jones@severntrent.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hdcymru.co.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13471744

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/13471744

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Debt Collection Agency Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79940000 - Collection agency services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a requirement for a panel of debt collection agencies to provide (i) trace and collect services and (ii) primary and secondary collection services

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Trace and Collect Services

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79940000 - Collection agency services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Utilities wish to appoint a panel of debt collection agencies to provide trace and collection services for household customers

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Maximum number: 5

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The extension options are 4 x 1 year extensions

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Primary and Secondary collection services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Utilities wish to appoint a panel of debt collection agencies to chase and collect debt from household customers

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £1,500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 4

Maximum number: 5

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

There will be four (4) optional 1 year extensions


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

5 August 2022

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

www.stwater.co.uk

Coventry

CV12LZ

Country

United Kingdom