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Contract Award Notice

The Highland Council - Sheriff Officer Services

  • First published: 26 February 2025
  • Last modified: 26 February 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-02aba1
Published by:
The Highland Council
Authority ID:
AA26601
Publication date:
26 February 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Highland Council require Sheriff Officer Service for collection of Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Sundry Debt and Parking Fines and provision of Housing Services.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

The Highland Council

Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road

Inverness

IV3 5NX

UK

Contact person: Brian Murison

Telephone: +44 1463702337

E-mail: cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM6

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.highland.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

The Highland Council - Sheriff Officer Services

Reference number: HC/FIN/SHERIFF/2021

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79940000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Highland Council require Sheriff Officer Service for collection of Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates, Sundry Debt and Parking Fines and provision of Housing Services.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 1 205 617.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79940000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM6


Main site or place of performance:

Highland Council area

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Sheriff Officer Services including collection of unpaid taxes and housing services.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Key Resources / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Collection Methodology / Weighting: 30

Quality criterion: Collaboration between Council and Supplier / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion: Collection Fairness / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Sustainability / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion: Community Benefits / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion: Ethical Collection / Weighting: 10

Price / Weighting:  20

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

Option to extend by up to 24 months

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14) Additional information

Registered Sheriff Officers

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-009264

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: HC/FIN/SHERIFF/2021

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30/07/2021

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

279 Bath Street

Glasgow

G2 4JL

UK

Telephone: +44 01314778900

NUTS: UKM82

The contractor is an SME: No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: : 1 205 617.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

Selection Criteria - Must be a registered Sheriff Officer.

(SC Ref:788316)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The Inverness Justice Centre

Longman Road

Inverness

IV1 1AH

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

21/01/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79940000 Collection agency services Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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