Tender Summary

Pan Essex Compliance & Counter Fraud Scheme

Buying Organisation

Braintree District Council

Contract Value

£200,000 to £500,000

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs

Tender Description

The provision of pan Essex compliance & counter fraud services. The goal of the contract is to provide a group of Essex Authorities a cost effective, easy to access, use and maintain system which allows public sector partners to share essential records needed to optimise income derived from local taxes, fees and charges. The following organisations are participating in this project:nBasildon Borough CouncilnBraintree District CouncilnBrentwood Borough CouncilnCastle Point Borough CouncilnChelmsford City CouncilnColchester Borough CouncilnEpping Forest District CouncilnEssex County Council* nEssex Fire and Rescue Authority*nPolice & Crime Commissioner for Essex* nHarlow District CouncilnMaldon District CouncilnRochford District councilnSouthend Borough Council nTendring District CouncilnThurrock Borough CouncilnUttlesford District Councilnn*These bodies are participating but will not be signatories to the contract.nnnSYSTEM GOALSn•Allows information from individual systems to be imported, compared and analysed with a view to identifying mismatches in data sets which may indicate fraud or non-compliancen•Supports as a minimum a combination of instant interrogation on individuals and batch check reportsn•Is flexible to cater for extension of information sharing, beyond the initial business requirement.nnBUSINESS GOALSn•Provides an attractive return on investment as measured against revenue recovered versus the total acquisition cost (solution provision, implementation, hosting and ongoing maintenance over the full life time of the contract), ideally within one year of being fully liven•Supports improvements to the accuracy of all data sets accessedn•Ensures correct discounts / exemptions are appliedn•Deters / prevents opportunities for fraudn•Increases closer cooperation / partnership between the working participants n•Protects the Council Tax base

Tender categories (products & services required)

Industry specific software development services (CPV 72212100)
Industry specific software package (CPV 48100000)

Region

United Kingdom (UK)

Buyer Information