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planned
Official procurement procedure
Contract for the provision of Debt Collection Services
Collection agency services
Financial and insurance services
Legal services
+4 more
UK
Published value
£2,000,000
Submission deadline 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Home Office: "Contract for the provision of Debt Collection Services". Published status: planned. Published value: £2,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Home Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £2,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Home Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Home Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITEDTop vendor: 56.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 140 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| KAINOS SOFTWARE LIMITED | 1 win | £110,652,398 |
| CIRRA - Clearsprings (Management) Limited & IRARA Secure Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £63,968,042 |
| Frequentis UK Limited | 1 win | £11,147,119 |
| Royal Mail Group Limited | 1 win | £6,900,000 |
| Bayliss Executive Travel Ltd | 1 win | £1,706,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHome Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST | Last source update24 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationCollection agency services, Financial and insurance services, Legal services, Other community, social and personal services, Probation services, Public law and order services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04eb44 | ||
What is being bought
Description:
The Home Office seeks a commercial partner for the provision of debt collection services. Debt owed to the authority (the Home Office) arises in a number of different ways including fines and penalties, charges and staff overpayments. This can be against individuals and organisations who predominantly are in the UK, but some may be based overseas. The Home Office has in the past established debt management and collections service suppliers for debt recovery services in respect of its overdue debt. Such services including the handling of court recovery procedures on behalf of the home office and the provision of other debt recovery services to facilitate the recovery of all forms of debt and reduce the average debtor payment time.
The content of this Notice, including the nature of works and services including start date of contract, may be the subject to change.
The contract is expected to commence in January 2026 and run until January 2029, with a potential extension to January 2030.
Additional Information:
Prior market engagement has taken place under a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice. Suppliers who participated in that process and signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that was confirmed by the Home Office do not need to take any further action. Those NDAs remain valid and will cover participation in this tender.
New suppliers wishing to access background materials or participate in the tender must first register on the Home Office Jaggaer eSourcing portal: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com.
Once registered, suppliers should email asylumsupportprocurementteam@homeoffice.gov.uk using the subject line:
Project_18803 Debt Collection Service and include the following details:
• Organisation name
• Contact name
• Email address
• Telephone number
Instructions for signing the NDA and accessing the background documents will then be provided. Please note that all aspects of the procurement process, including document access, clarifications, and tender submission will be managed exclusively through the Home Office Jaggaer eSourcing portal.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
24 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST - Published value updated to £2,000,000
24 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST - Status changed to planned
24 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST - Official notice release published
24 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST - Submission deadline changed to 3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
24 Jul 2025, 15:11 BST - Published value updated to £500,000
11 Mar 2025, 08:34 GMT - Status changed to planning
11 Mar 2025, 08:34 GMT - Official notice release published
11 Mar 2025, 08:34 GMT - Buyer information updated
11 Mar 2025, 08:34 GMT
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Initial CollectionplannedPublished value£1,000,000This lot covers early-stage debt recovery activity, including debtor contact by telephone, email, and letter; negotiation of payment plans; and non-legal efforts to recover outstanding debt owed to the Home Office.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Litigation and EnforcementplannedPublished value£1,000,000This lot covers litigation, legal escalation and enforcement services, including issuing proceedings, obtaining court judgments, and taking enforcement action to recover debts on behalf of the Home Office.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
24 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST - Procedure published
24 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST - Submission deadline
3 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Home Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWGC-6513-PQLZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 24 Jul 2025, 15:15 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |