SO16649 Debt Management Functional Design Principles, Standards and Measures, and Debt Landscape - ITT

The purpose of this procurement is to bring in qualified and experienced suppliers with debt management and accounting knowledge to drive forward the creation of standards and measures for how debt is managed and tracked, the development of debt functional design principles, and provide professional accounting advice to identify and describe the Authority’s debt landscape.

To participate in any possible future procurement which results from this RFP, Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, you will need to express an interest in this procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state:

• the name of this procurement;
• the name of the registered supplier; and
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will then process this email and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

The deadline date for receipt of final outstanding requests for clarification will be 12/02/2016 at 14:00hrs. The deadline for the receipt of proposals is 16:00hrs on 19/02/2016 and therefore suppliers can register on the e-Sourcing Suite between the issue date of this Contracts Finder advert and the deadline date. It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond.

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Freephone: 0345 010 3503

Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk