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# Credit Referencing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/credit-referencing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04560a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Credit Referencing Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £273,780 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04560a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/credit-referencing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04560a#tl-md)

## Description
The provision of Analytical Data Solutions Credit Referencing and Tracing Services for HMCTS, LAA, CCMD Commercial, OPG and CICA. The purpose of this contract for:
- HMCTS is to provide additional intelligence, through which to trace parties and enable enforcement of court orders, collect monies across criminal, civil and family jurisdictions.
- Legal Aid Agency is to provide a credit check service for the civil and criminal proceedings funding, to determine client’s/ debtor’s ability to repay an outstanding liability which has been deemed repayable following the public funding received in relation to the proceedings. A tracing service is also required to locate clients/ debtors trying to evade repayment.
- MOJ CCMD is to help mitigate against any legal or commercial risk in particular to financial viability of existing or potential suppliers. This enables MOJ to procure great services and goods at competitive prices that offer value for money and help to deliver the frontline justice services that protect the public, reduce reoffending, and provide citizens with swift access to justice.
- OPG is to utilise address data, confirm customer bereavement data, and financial data to support OPG operational business.
- CICA to trace applicants who have moved away from their last known address and are no longer contactable on any email or phone number held by CICA. This will enable CICA to establish contact and pay the retained award of compensation due to applicants

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Services

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Credit Referencing Services (active)
  - Award id: `013872-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Equifax Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179320`
  - Value: £273,780 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Credit Referencing Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £273,780
  - Signed Date: 29/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013872-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-30T11:05:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:38:02.781Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04560a