I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Devon County Council:
Beyond those tenders currently in the public domain, what existing and forthcoming opportunities are currently in your procurement pipeline in relation to debt collection, recovery, and enforcement services, specifically in the following areas:
- Penalty Charge Notices issued for parking infringements
- Council tax arrears
- Non-domestic rates paid by local businesses
- Sundry debt arrears
- Low Emission Zone/Clean Air Zone/Congestion Zone non-compliance
- Bus lane violations
- Moving traffic offences
- Speed enforcement
- Free flow tolling
- Road pricing (including charges to enter bridges and tunnels)
For those opportunities which are currently in the pipeline, what is the estimated contract value for each individual pipeline opportunity (given in £1000s of pounds)?
For those opportunities currently in the pipeline, can you provide an expected timetable for the future tendering of those opportunities (please provide the timeline on a month-by-month basis or describe, in months, the estimated tender process length)?
Regarding each opportunity please could you include:
- The current supplier/suppliers
- Key individuals/team involved in the procurement process.
From the list of areas provided, the only ones that Devon County Council currently have contractual arrangements in place for are penalty charge notices issued for parking infringements, bus lane violations and moving traffic offences. These are currently covered by our Enforcement Agents contract which expires in August. The replacement Enforcement Agents contract was recently re-tendered, and bidder responses are currently being evaluated. There are consequently no forthcoming opportunities currently in our procurement pipeline. Any future opportunities will be advertised on the Supplying the South West Portal, in Contracts Finder, and (if appropriate based on their value) via the Find a Tender Service.