London South East College: London South East Collages (LSEC): PIN/Pre-Market Engagement for Debt recovery Services.

UK-Orpington: Financial consultancy services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       London South East Colleges, URN : 130430
       The Walnuts, Orpington High Street, Orpington, BR6 0TE, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2039544113, Email: LSECTenders@LSEC.ac.uk
       Main Address: https://www.lsec.ac.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/mainMenu.html
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Education

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: London South East Collages (LSEC): PIN/Pre-Market Engagement for Debt recovery Services.    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      66171000 - Financial consultancy services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      This PIN/ Pre-market agreement is to Invite the interested bidders for the provision of Managed Collection Services. The debt collection agencies (DCAs) who are FCA authorised and regulated. The DCA will offer desk-based collection services, contacting the debtors directly to arrange repayment of outstanding debts.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value: Not Provided
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      London South East Collages (LSEC): PIN/Pre-Market Engagement for Debt recovery Services. This PIN/ Pre-market agreement is to Invite the interested bidders for the provision of Managed Collection Services. The debt collection agencies (DCAs) who are FCA authorised and regulated. The DCA will offer desk-based collection services, contacting the debtors directly to arrange repayment of outstanding debts. Service specific requirements: A mix of buck standard debt recovery service and solicitor firms offering a debt recovery service. The provider of debt collection service will develop strategies tailored to the unique circumstances of each customer. Subsequently, The Debt Collection Agency (DCA) will continuously monitoring performance and adjusting placements as necessary to optimize recovery rates. The DCA will interact directly with customers, in line with the Contracting authority’s instructions ensuring that debts are collected in a sustainable and equitable manner, with particular attention to the identification and ethical treatment of vulnerable consumers. The contracting authority will require the Debt Collection Agency (DCA) to submitting recommendations during the ongoing collection strategies”. “The contracting authority would retain the ultimate decision during the collection process.” A pre-tender bidders engagement meeting will be held via MS Teams to provide contractors with an overview of the requirements outlined by London South East Colleges (LSEC), as well as the necessary tendering process. The specific time for the engagement meeting will be determined upon confirmation of bidders' registrations of interest submitted to the dedicated inbox at lsectenders@lsec.ac.uk. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this Prior Information Notice (PIN). Only those bidders who attend the engagement meeting will be eligible to submit a tender for this service, as the meeting is essential for understanding the scope of work involved. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) with the intent to engage with the market and to gather data that will enhance the understanding of the market's capacity and willingness to deliver the proposed services, as well as to inform the market of this opportunity. It is important to clarify that this PIN/RFI does not constitute a call for competition; therefore, interested parties must express their interest in any forthcoming tender opportunities once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender Services and Contracts Finder. Furthermore, this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organizations to express their interest solely in this RFI exercise. London South East Colleges (LSEC) also intends to reduce the time frame for the receipt of tenders in accordance with Regulation 27 of PCR15.    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         21/10/2024
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=891537386
GO-2024925-PRO-27816347 TKR-2024925-PRO-27816346        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 25/09/2024