How to win: Revenues and Benefits services

About this contract

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a potential procurement for the provision of Revenues and Benefits services. The current contract for the Authority's Revenues and Benefits service delivery is due to expire on 7 May 2028. The Authority is therefore considering its future delivery model and is seeking to engage with suppliers that are capable of delivering a full end to end Revenue and Benefits Service to inform its strategic approach. This includes consideration of a range of options, including fully outsourced, in-house or a shared service model. The scope of services under consideration is expected to include, but is not limited to: • Council Tax and Business Rates administration and collection • Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support administration • Customer contact and service delivery in relation to the services • Revenues enforcement and recovery up to liability order stage • Fraud prevention, quality assurance and compliance activity • Digital service delivery and channel shift The purpose of this engagement is to: • Understand current market capability and capacity to deliver Revenues and Benefits services •

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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