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Archive for December, 2010
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Friday, December 31st, 2010FEDERAL MANAGEMENT HEAD OFFICE HIT BY SEVERE WEATHER
Monday, December 20th, 2010Federal Management’s Head Office in Skelmersdale has been affected by severe Winter Weather over the weekend with up to 10 Inches of snow hitting their West Lancashire based offices. Many of their staff were unable to get to work this morning due to the Antarctic like conditions that have affected large parts of the North West. It has seriously affected Fedeal’s field operations as long journeys simply are not an option due to the hazardous conditions.
Many staff who did manage to make it to work have also finished early today as there is further snow and freezing conditions predicted for this evening. Due to the sever nature of the weather, Federal will be operating reduced working hours 9 – 4 for Monday pending a review of the weather over the next 24 hours.
This December is shortly to be officially recognised as the coldest on record since they began in 1910 with the average temperature for the month being -0.7c
Whilst many UK Businesses have closed due to the unprecedented bad weather conditions, Federal Management have vowed to continue daily operations all be it on a slightly reduced basis.
Federal Management wish to thank all Clients for their co-operation and understanding.
HMRC plots £1bn debt recovery contract
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is planning to launch a major tender for the provision of debt recovery services that will have the capacity to accommodate debt placements to the tune of £1bn per year.
HMRC’s commercial directorate has revealed a prior information notice – a forerunner to a full tender – to provide potential bidders with information on its plans to seek debt collection-type matters. Full details are sketchy but the body is presently undertaking a “gathering exercise… to identify the types of services that may be required”. The provisional plan is to split the contract into lots for debt collection agency services and allied debt collection services. Bidders for the latter will need to comply with a performance specification to enhance debt recovery rates through more effective use of available data, analytical tools or market knowledge.
Significantly, there is potential for further pan-Government opportunities. Successful bidders could be allowed to work for other Central Government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies. This would open the door to work with scores of organisations, including Acas, the Health and Safety Executive and the Serious Fraud Office.
Last month, it was reported that HMRC’s bad debts stood at £6.4bn, which is a 40 per cent leap on 2009
