Number: 6185434
Country: United Kingdom
Source: TED
SARS (Spend Analysis and Recovery Services) II
Crown Commercial Service as the Authority has awarded a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of spend analysis and recovery services for all UK Central Government departments and Wider Public Sector Organisations (Contracting Authorities).
Suppliers will be able to provide spend analysis and related services, including the analysis of accounts payable systems, invoices and payments, contracts or other data as requested by a Contracting Authority.
The framework agreement comprises of 7 lots.
Statement Transaction Review
Suppliers shall provide a statement transaction review, including conducting a review and comparison of ledgers and trading accounts to identify, report and recover any unallocated amounts, credit notes or other credit balances due back to the Contracting Authority.
This includes identifying and reporting all balances which require further investigation or progress to the Contracting Authority, and the Contracting Authority will then authorise further action by the Supplier to investigate and recover authorised balances, at an agreed frequency.
Suppliers will deliver all the mandatory service requirements as set out in framework agreement schedule 2 (the specification).
End-to-End Review
Suppliers shall provide an end to end service including:
— statement transaction review,
— payment error review, and
— contract compliance and general review.
Contract Compliance — Utilities
The supplier shall conduct a review of specific areas of procurement, pertaining to utilities, as required by the Contracting Authority to identify, report and recover any benefit.
The analysis shall include, but is not limited to:
— tariffs,
— distribution charges,
— transmission charges,
— metering charges,
— VAT,
— Climate Change Levy (CCL) charges, and
— environmental costs.
Suppliers shall deliver all the mandatory service requirements as set out in framework agreement Schedule 2 (the specification).
Contract Compliance — Telecoms/Mobiles
The supplier shall conduct a review of specific areas of procurement, pertaining to telecoms/mobiles, as required by the Contracting Authority to identify, report and recover any Benefit.
— Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) lines,
— call plans,
— Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)/Ethernet,
— leased line services,
— maintenance charges, and
— mobile voice and data charges.
Contract Compliance — Contingent Labour/Agency Staff
The supplier shall conduct a review of specific areas of procurement, pertaining contingent labour/agency staffing, as required by the Contracting Authority to identify, report and recover any Benefit.
— hourly rates,
— grades vs charges, and
— hours worked vs charges.
Contract Compliance — VAT
The supplier shall conduct a review of specific areas of procurement, pertaining to the VAT, as required by the Contracting Authority to identify, report and recover any benefit.
— input and output VAT,
— VAT rates, and
— exemption calculations.
Contract Compliance — Property/Rental Review
The Supplier shall conduct a review of specific areas of procurement pertaining to property/rental review, as required by the Contracting Authority to identify, report and recover any benefit.
— lease charges,
— rental charges,
— VAT charges,
— insurance payments, and,
— exemptions.
The following information has been captured in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 50 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015:
Number of tenders received from SMEs = 32.
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States = 0.
Number of tenders received from non-EU States = 0.
Number of tenders received by electronic means = 50.
This Framework Agreement commenced on 16.1.2018 for an Initial Period of 2 year and will conclude on 15.1.2020 with an option to extend for up to 2 further periods of 12 consecutive months at the Authority"s discretion up to a total duration of 48 months.
There is no right of appeal in this procurement. If you have a complaint or seek to challenge the outcome, please follow the guidance on procedure contained in the previous section.
