Wirral Council Business Rates Properties Audit

The Council are looking to maximise its Business Rates Revenue by appointing a provider to perform an audit on Commercial properties on Wirral.

United Kingdom-Birkenhead: Financial consultancy services

2016/S 046-076596

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Wirral Borough Council
Old Market House, 4th Floor, West Wing, Hamilton Street
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement
For the attention of: Head of Procurement
CH41 5AL Birkenhead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1516062000
E-mail: tenders@wirral.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1516663705

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

Electronic access to information: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Further information can be obtained from: Wirral Borough Council
Old Market House, 4th Floor, West Wing, Hamilton Street
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement
For the attention of: Head of Procurement
CH41 5AL Birkenhead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1516062000
E-mail: tenders@wirral.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1516663705

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Wirral Borough Council
Old Market House, 4th Floor, West Wing, Hamilton Street
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement
For the attention of: Head of Procurement
CH41 5AL Birkenhead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1516062000
E-mail: tenders@wirral.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1516663705

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Wirral Borough Council
Old Market House, 4th Floor, West Wing, Hamilton Street
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement
For the attention of: Head of Procurement
CH41 5AL Birkenhead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1516062000
E-mail: tenders@wirral.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1516663705

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Business Rates Properties Audit.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Council are looking to maximise its Business Rates Revenue by appointing a provider to perform an audit on Commercial properties on Wirral.
Wirral wish to appoint a consultancy which would minimise the impact on internal resources, act professionally when dealing with suppliers and offer practical advice in terms of Business Rates recovery and improving processes.
Familiarity with the way in which local authorities operate and a proven track record will be important considerations when selecting a suitable ‘partner’ to undertake this important task.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

66171000, 79220000, 79212000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

DN122013

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 7.4.2016 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

7.4.2016 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 7.4.2016 – 12:00
Place: Wirral Council- Legal Verifiers
Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street
CH44 8ED Wallasey
UNITED KINGDOMPersons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Wirral Council Legal Verifiers are responsible for opening tender submissions.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

In connection with this tender process and for information the total Business Rate Income for Wirral Council is approximately 71 000 000 GBP.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Wirral Council- Corporate Procurement
Old Market House, Hamilton Street
CH41 5AL Birkenhead
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: tenders@wirral.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1516062000
Internet address: http://www.wirral.gov.uk/

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

3.3.2016