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Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services For Expired Warrants Collection

Buyer: Birmingham City Council →

BuyerBirmingham City Council
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published16 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Birmingham City Council has awarded this contract to two Debt Collection Agencies (DCA’s) for the provision of Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services for Expired Warrants Collection.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services For Expired Warrants Collection

Statusactive
Value£85,000

Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services For Expired Warrants Collection

Statusactive
Value£85,000

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05902d
Latest release ID013872-2026
Latest release timestampMon Feb 16 2026 13:54:41 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release2
Contracts in latest release2
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
16 Feb 2026award, contract013872-2026
29 Aug 2025tender052352-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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