The Student Loans Company Limited: Overseas Debt Collection

UK-Glasgow: Collection agency services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Student Loans Company
             10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, G5 8DF, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1413062109, Email: commercial_mailbox@slc.co.uk
             Contact: Susan Ayre
             Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/student-loans-company, Address of the buyer profile: www.GOV.UK/slc
             NUTS Code: UKM82
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Collection-agency-services./WCG76VS2N2
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/WCG76VS2N2 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Other activity:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Overseas Debt Collection       
      Reference Number: 2023-TR-0043
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79940000 - Collection agency services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: SLC would like to appoint a UK based DCA to contact customers who SLC believe are resident overseas. The key objectives of this service are:

i)to collect ICR debt and/or
ii)to complete customer documentation (OVFA) to confirm the customers’ current circumstances.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 4,500,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79940000 - Collection agency services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: SLC would like to appoint a UK based DCA to contact customers who SLC believe are resident overseas. The key objectives of this service are:
i)to collect ICR debt and/or
ii)to complete customer documentation (OVFA) to confirm the customers’ current circumstances.

It is expected that the successful Provider will carry out some tracing activity to facilitate collections, at their own cost. The successful Provider will attempt to locate customers with whom SLC have lost contact. If the customer is located, the successful Provider will be expected to collect the full arrears outstanding from the customer.

Customer collections should be the Provider’s primary business, with the ability to demonstrate experience. The Provider must be able to provide a web-based client access to allow cases to be audited remotely as well as the ability to communicate effectively with different nationalities (this does not specifically mean multi-lingual).
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Methodology for Service Delivery / Weighting: 20
            Quality criterion - Name: Approach to Indebtedness / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Compliance / Weighting: 10
            Quality criterion - Name: Technical Requirements / Weighting: 5
            Quality criterion - Name: MI and Reporting / Weighting: 5
            Quality criterion - Name: Transition / Weighting: 5
            Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
                        
            Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Response / Weighting: 35
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 4,500,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Reprocurement at the end of the contract term
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WCG76VS2N2       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      The successful provider must be registered and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority and there must be no regulatory breaches by the Provider’s business within the last 6 month    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 18/03/2024 Time: 12:00
            
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 4
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 18/03/2024
         Time: 12:00
         Place:
         Online
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Collection-agency-services./WCG76VS2N2

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WCG76VS2N2
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Student Loans Company
       10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, G5 8DF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1413062109
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Student Loans Company
          10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, G5 8DF, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1413062109
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Student Loans Company
       10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, G5 8DF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1413062109
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 15/02/2024

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