THE PROVISION OF CORPORATE SERVICES

The London Borough of Hounslow is seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of Corporate Services.The services to be provided under the Contract include: Revenues and Benefits Services, Customer Services,Human Resources Transactional Services, Post and Printing Services including incoming and outgoing post,Revenue collection services including processing and collection, Assessment, financial administration and payment services including payroll and the provision of IT services necessary to deliver the services. The Contract term will be for a period of 7 years with the option to extend at the Council?s discretion on one or more occasions for one or more periods of up to an additional 3 years in total (giving a total maximum contract term of up to 10 years). It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in October 2017. The procurement will be conducted by the London Borough of Hounslow.

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF) has been named on the OJEU Contract Notice for this Corporate Services Contract. LBHF is a forward looking and innovative council with a significant appetite for providers in the market place who can demonstrate similar qualities. During the period of the Contract LBHF will be in a position to work with the successful bidder to explore a range of commercial options, at LBHF's discretion.

Additional information: The Council is using The London Tenders Portal to manage this Procurement and to communicate with you. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Council (including the submission of PQQs) will be conducted via The London Tenders Portal. You must ensure that the details of the point of contact you nominate in The London Tenders Portal are accurate and kept up to date at all times as the Council will not be under any obligation to contact any other point of contact. You must allow plenty of time to upload your completed PQQ onto the portal.

The portal can be accessed at www.londontenders.org

For technical guidance on how to submit your PQQ and how to upload any requested attachments please see ? Supplier Guidance: https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/

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