Analysis and Recovery Services

Providers will need to be able to carry out analysis of: Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) Lines, Call plans, Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS)/Ethernet, Leased Line Services, Maintenance Charges and Mobile/Voice data.

Lot 10 is a locked Lot. Inclusion to this Lot will only be available to those Providers who are awarded to one two or more Lots on the framework in Lots 1-9.Multidisciplinary Service Provision, Income Generation & Consultancy has multiple purposes:1) To bundle services from multiple Lots a SupplierProvider has been awarded to.2) To allow for contingency fee services based on future possible savings.3) Providers may wish to submit offers for more ‘niche’ and or innovative spend reduction and recovery solutions (including any innovative financing arrangements, that underpin the funding of the solution) that can be offered to Contracting Authorities.

Providers will need to be able to carry out analysis of: - Invoices- Tariffs- Distribution Charges- Transmission Charges - Metering Charges- VAT rates - Climate Levy Changes - Environmental Costs,- Capacity Charges- Data Collection Charges

Providers will need to be able to carry out analysis of: - Invoices- Tariffs- Distribution Charges- Transmission Charges - Metering Charges- VAT rates - Climate Levy Changes - Environmental Costs,- Capacity Charges- Data Collection Charges

Providers will need to be able to carry out a full review of a Contracting Authorities current and historic water services with an in-depth review of site water consumption and costs and propose management tools.Services can include but are not limited to:- Tariff optimisation - Review of water supply and disposal models- Provision of water supply- Detection of defects and faults withing the system to reduce system failures- Detection of optimisation opportunities- Consumption reduction models, i.e., installation of monitors to record, detect and report on daily water flow

Providers will need to be able to carry out analysis of: Property Lease charges, Rental charges, VAT charges as applicable, Insurance Payments & Exemptions, Business Rates and Rates Relief. In the case of Business Rates, reviews are to be undertaken for both the current rateable values and future revaluations The current rateable values are based on the 1 April 2021 valuation, coming into effect 1 April 2023. Future revaluations will take place on a 3-year valuation cycle with the next Valuation List due to start on 1 April 2026.

Providers will need to be able to carry out in depth reviews of: Input and Output VAT, VAT Rates and Exemption Calculations. Services can include:- Annual review assurance - Automation of VAT accounting- Digital reporting requirements - General VAT advice- Helpline services- HMRC Business Method Approval- Managing and mitigating VAT risks - Negotiating with the fiscal authorities through any enquiry or investigation- Pro-active VAT and savings advice - Review meetings frequency- Secondary VAT re-reviews - Support on business strategy- Technical VAT support - VAT Compliance & Savings- VAT Health Check - VAT Planning and Consultancy - VAT Review - VAT Training workshops

Providers will perform a full review on historic and current data, to include, but not limited to:- All Accounts Payable activity - Accounts Payable Contracts- Purchase Orders - Identify duplicate payments, - Over or underpayments, - Identify discrepancies between contract pricing/rates and invoiced pricing/rates.

This lot requires Providers to carry-out reviews with a Contracting Authority to identify opportunities as well as missed or non-payment of private and overseas patient invoicing, including but not limited to:- Offering guidance on coding and consumable charging, including forgotten or missed chargeable items, as well as undervalued and underpriced goods and services. - Performing a full review and data validation process on historic and current Private & Overseas data to identify any retrospective charging relating to treatment or procedures carried out by a Contracting Authority.- Supporting trust staff by identifying possible gaps in data/coding, charging knowledge and practice, to support future invoicing for these services.- Liaising with insurance companies and other organisations to ensure maximisation of recoveries or missed revenue through historical charging schedules and value reviews.- Identification of chargeable patients and cost recovery activities.

This lot requires Providers to carry out assignment reviews on a Contracting Authority’s contracts, data, or other related information, focusing on price and contractual terms. The scope is any area of procurement, expense or income that is not covered by lots 1-8. Examples include but are not limited to: In-Contract Cost Recovery , Payroll, Workforce, Software Licences, ABI/Levy Payment Schemes, Pharmacy, Food purchase, Purchasing Cards, Bank Charges, Car Park Revenue, Advertising, Difficult Debt Collection, Concessions and Payment Schemes or Equivalent.