Tender

Legal Services for Debt Recovery

  • London Borough of Camden

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-037235

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

Published 19 December 2023, 10:32am



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.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=d64ecbdb-569e-ee11-8127-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=d64ecbdb-569e-ee11-8127-005056b64545

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

The London Borough of Camden is seeking to award 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.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The London Borough of Camden is seeking to award 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

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

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

Duration in months

72

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The contract will be renewed in line with its expiry following the contract term.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

Date

22 January 2024

Local time

5:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

22 January 2024

Local time

5:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London

SW1A 2AS

Country

United Kingdom