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P-0810 Automation of Council tax discounts and exemption reviews

Manchester City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Manchester City Council

Buyer Address: Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA, England

Contact Name: Josh Ward

Contact Email: joshua.ward@manchester.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1612345000

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
40000.0 GBP
Published
13 Aug 2025, 14:22
Deadline
07 Jul 2025, 22:59
Contract Start
03 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2028, 22:59
Category
goods
CPV
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Ascendant Solutions Ltd
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

The provision of robotic process automation (RPA) to automate Council tax discount and exemption reviews, and also bulk tracing exercises for absconded debtors. This is to reduce the manual work required by the back office teams. This contract was awarded by direct award via The RM1557.14 GCloud14 Framework Lot 2

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