HDC, CBC, MSDC, MVDC - Cash Collection Services

Horsham District Council, Crawley Borough Council, Mid Sussex District Council and Mole Valley District Council (the Collaborative) invites tenders for the provision of cash collection services as set out in these documents.

The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on 1 November 2024 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years until 31 October 2029.

The Collaborative is procuring this contract following the Open Procedure under the UK Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council's Procurement Code. Each Council will be awarding their own Contract for the provision of all services detailed within their own Specification.

The Collaborative is seeking to contract with an organisation that will manage the Service to the highest levels of satisfaction, professional standards and cost effectiveness. The Contractor will be expected to deliver improvements to service delivery and value for money over the life of the contract.

This Information for Bidders document contains the information and instructions that Bidders need to ensure that a compliant and completed tender is submitted. Please read the Information for Bidders document carefully as failure to comply with any instructions may result in the rejection or disqualification of your tender from this tender process.

Additional information: The Council`s full requirements and details of how to tender for this opportunity are available by clicking the Express Interest button.

How to obtain the Tender Documents Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'.

Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.

Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender, download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge) can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No