LGSS Revenues and Benefits Enforcement Agency Framework Agreement

Northampton Borough Council (the “Authority”) wishes to invite Tenders for the supply of services in respect of the LGSS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PROVIDERS. The successful Potential Provider(s) will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by the Authority. The Authority wishes to appoint four providers to the Framework to provide Enforcement Agency Services, encompassing the following areas of debt: Standard Services - Council Tax - Non-Domestic Rates - BID Levy Debts - Former Tenant Rent Arrears - Overpaid Housing Benefit - Miscellaneous Sundry Debts covering areas such as Overpaid Salaries, Payroll Recharges, Outstanding Car Loans,Phone Line Charges, Balance of Risk payments, Licence Fees, Sewer Works, Environmental Health checks, permits and training, Market Rents, Shop Rents, Commercial & Industrial Unit Rents, Ground Rent, Footpath Crossings, Building Regulation Fees, Room Hire, Pest Control charges, Pool & Pitch Hire, Overpaid Residential Home Fees, Respite Care Charges, Non-residential charges subject to specific assessment., Highways and Insurance, Training Charges, Room Hire, DBS checks, SLA Charges - Committal Warrants, Bail and No Bail Warrants - Serving of Documents and Affidavits - Absconded debtors for trace and collection - Performance Frameworks in addition to those set out at Schedule 9 to the Framework Agreement shall be set by each Customer which accesses the Framework Agreement Competed Services - All of the Stanard Services listed above and additionally - Parking Service Warrants of Execution and Debt collection The Total Number of Recovery Orders issued to Enforcement Agencies for April to March 2014/15 are estimated as below (Providers are asked to note that should other eligible bodies access the Framework the number of Recovery Orders shall increase along with the value although no guarantees can be provided as to exact levels): Northampton Borough Council: Council Tax 2358 First Referral Cases with an estimated value of £1,777,233.64 1483 Welfare Cases with an estimated value of £676,493.76 6626 Recycled Cases with an estimated value of £4,482,218.03 5330 Trace Cases with an estimated value of £3,045,681.45 Norwich Council Tax 1969 All Cases with an estimated value of £1,302,639.38 NNDR 123 All Cases with an estimated value of £612,711.28 Daventry Council Tax 1969 All Cases with an estimated value of £700,597.45 NNDR 123 All Cases with an estimated value of £544,328.87 Wellingborough Council Tax 1642 All Cases with an estimated value of £1,014,297.86 NNDR 57 All Cases with an estimated value of £355,527.97 The current estimated cost for the sundry debtor service without enforcement agency, for Cambridgeshire County Council,, Northamptonshire County Council and Norwich City Councilwo