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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 238-433946/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Postal address: Redcar and Cleveland House Kirkleatham Street
Town: Redcar
Postal code: TS10 1RT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Miss Michelle Gray
Telephone: +44 1642771257
Email: michelle.gray@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Nuts code: UKC12
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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: Strategic Partnership Arrangement — Extension.

Reference number: DN227982
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Key deliverables of the service are Local Taxation collection (Council tax and Business Rates, which will include billing), Housing Benefit Benefits administration (including subsidy claim, appeals and overpayment recovery) and Council Tax Support administration (including appeals). The service will be the back office transactional administration elements of service and will not include front facing customer service and telephony. Additionally service requirements will be provision of an online claim and change in circumstances facility.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:22434154
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 48000000
Main CPV code: 72000000
Main CPV code: 75000000
Main CPV code: 79500000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Key deliverables of the service are Local Taxation collection (Council tax and Business Rates, which will include billing), Housing Benefit Benefits administration (including subsidy claim, appeals and overpayment recovery) and Council Tax Support administration (including appeals). The service will be the back office transactional administration elements of service and will not include front facing customer service and telephony. Additionally service requirements will be provision of an online claim and change in circumstances facility.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Title: Strategic Partnership Arrangement — Extension

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2016-12-08
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Liberata UK Ltd
Postal address: 1st Floor 100 Wood Street
Town: London
Postal code: EC2V 7AN
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2073783700
Nuts code: UK
Internet address: www.liberata.com
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:22434154
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Postal address: Redcar and Cleveland House Kirkleatham Street
Town: Redcar
Postal code: TS10 1RT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1642774774
Internet address: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Postal address: Redcar and Cleveland House Kirkleatham Street
Town: Redcar
Postal code: TS10 1RT
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1642774774
Internet address: www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2016-12-08

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The Authority is entitled, under the original partnership contract, to extend the contract for subsequent 2-year periods. The proposal is to extend the contract for 10 years from 8.5.2018.