Provision Of Enforcement Agent And Sundry Debt Collection Services

This contract will be made available to the local Authorities that share Penalty Charge Notice processing services with Nottinghamshire County Council via the Central Processing Unit. This includes all the district councils in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Derbyshire County Council and 5 of the District/borough Councils in Lincolnshire. Furthermore, it is possible that during the term of the agreement public authorities in the wider East Midlands region will also utilise the services of the appointed contractors pursuant to this procurement to pursue legitimate debts.

The current partner Authorities that use the Central Processing Unit issue approximately 130,000 Penalty Charge Notices annually and it is estimated that this will generate approximately 12,000 warrants that will require recovery by the appointed contractors. These are estimates only and no guarantee will be given in respect of the amount of work which will be put through these procured arrangements. This is a restricted process.The basis for shortlisting will be the 6 companies that score the highest marks on the SSQ (Standard Selection Questionnaire) and pass all the pass/fail questions and meets the required standard for the scored questions of the selection questionnaire.