Enforcement Tenders

What Are Enforcement Tenders?

Enforcement tenders request services to enforce laws, legislation and applied rules, and are employed across a number of sectors. Such services include:

• Parking & Traffic Enforcement Tenders
• Anti-Social Behaviour Tenders
• Environmental Enforcement Tenders – including litter, fly-tipping, graffiti and dog fouling
• Debt Recovery Tenders
• Bailiff Tenders

Who Commissions Enforcement Tenders?

Enforcement agents and their services are procured by both private and public sector bodies, including government departments and agencies, and local authorities.

In terms of procurement models these tend to vary depending on the service. Commissioners looking to appoint providers to deliver more specialised services and one-off projects are likely to award single contracts, whereas the more commonly procured frameworks will usually see the approval of a number of suppliers.  These are sometimes tendered using the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) model.  Where different categories of provision are delivered under the same framework agreement we would expect to see the different deliverables split across over individual lots.

What is Normally Involved in an Enforcement Tender?

Most tendering processes will expect bidders to confirm that they are compliant with a number of mandatory criteria which may include being in possession of specific registrations, such as registration with the relevant Bailiff Register.  Bidders may also be required to evidence compliance with certain ISO standards, including ISO9001 for Quality Management and ISO27001 for Information Security Management. Find out more information about ISO accreditation in tendering HERE.

The evaluation of quality criteria may be based on a combination of quality and price, i.e. the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), or it could just be down to quality alone.  In each scenario it’s important to remember is that quality is consistently the most important factor, and the more points a bidder picks up on quality, the more flexible they can be in respect of pricing.

Requirements will vary across specifications, although our Team has identified some of the more common question sets:

• Relevant Contract Experience – the demonstration of relevant experience, delivering similar contracts on a comparable scale.
• Quality Management Systems – evidencing robust quality assurance systems, internal quality control procedures and dispute resolution procedures.
• Contingency Planning – descriptions of business continuity measures put in place to mitigate and prevent business disruption, ensuring continuity of service.
• Innovation – evidencing the use of innovative ideas and technologies to aid cost efficiency.
• Account Management – outlining account management processes, procedures and systems put in place to monitor contract performance.
• Staffing – describing recruitment, selection and training practices, including vetting procedures and verification of licences and DBS checks (where applicable).
• Corporate Social Responsibility, including Environmental Sustainability – description of how the provider contributes and will continue to contribute towards social, economic and environmental benefits.

How Can Your Tender Team Help with Writing an Enforcement Services Tender?

We have Tender Managers and Tender Writers who specialise in enforcement tenders, so your tender are in safe hands. You’d be assigned one of each who would be responsible for the planning, researching, writing and submitting your bid. 

Need Help Writing Your Enforcement Services Tender?

Your Tender Team is on hand to offer expert support and do the work so you don’t have to.  Our full tender management service FULL TENDER WRITE includes:

• Dedicated support from an experienced Bid Manager.
• The full write of your bid.
• Production of a ‘Shopping List’ of additional items required for submission, e.g. financial information.
• An independent evaluation of the finished tender.
• Managing clarifications on your behalf, both leading up to and post-submission.
• Managing submission.

Contract lifetimes will vary, with some lasting beyond 5 years if extended, so if your bid is unsuccessful, you could be left out in the cold until the tender is released again.  Putting the appropriate resources into your bid can make all of the difference. Check out our latest WIN RATE to see how successful we’ve been over recent months.

We Can Review And Offer Guidance On Your Tender

If you wish to write your own bid, we can support you at every stage of your response. Our REVIEW & EVALUATION service will help by:

• Supplying you with a breakdown the tender, structuring your responses;
• Suggest content themes based on our experience and the tender;
• Offer feedback and guidance on your written answers. 

Use our ‘Get A Quote’ tab today and one of our team members will be in touch with a quotation. 

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