CFM0095 - Review of Council Tax Discounts

Concepts

• fife council
• cfm0095 - review of council tax discounts
• finance and insurance
• glenrothes
• council tax single person discounts
• needs of the council
• initial bulk review
• additional council discounts
• discount
• broader range of council tax discounts

Location

Fife

Description

Fife Council is looking to appoint an experienced and qualified Contractor capable of meeting the needs of the Council in relation to providing a fully managed service to review entitlement to Council Tax Single Person Discounts (SPD). Any additional Council discounts and exemptions may also be within scope of this agreement.

Total Quantity or Scope

Fife Council is looking to appoint an experienced and qualified Contractor capable of meeting the needs of the Council in relation to providing a fully managed service to review Council discounts and exemptions. Primarily the focus is on the entitlement to Council Tax Single Person Discounts (SPD), however a broader range of Council tax discounts and exemptions may be within scope. The Contractor will be responsible for carrying out an initial bulk review and subsequently monthly rolling reviews of approximately 48,000 Fife residents who are currently claiming SPD from Council Tax to determine if the council taxpayer is still eligible for this discount.

Renewal Options

Possible extension of up to a total period of 24 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=735279. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits (Not Scored) Tenderers should outline within their tender response any Community Benefits they would offer under the terms of this Contract such as: Community Engagement Support to community groups within Fife etc. Please note that only those community benefits that relate to the subject matter of the Contract will be taken into account. This will not be scored as part of the evaluation process. (SC Ref:735279) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=735279