Official UK procurement notice
Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services For Expired Warrants Collection
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham 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.
CPV: Bailiff services · Collection agency services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£170,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 40%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 60% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 11:15 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Authority reference
PQ0617- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052352- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05902dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council’s e-tendering system ‘In-tend’ and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the ‘in-tend’ system. in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗ Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the [email protected]. Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 22nd September 2025.
Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 11:15 BST
- Clarification questions by399 days ago15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline393 days ago22 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts353 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published246 days ago16 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 11:15 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Feb 2026, 13:54 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes Bailiffs Limited | £85,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Newlyn PLCSME | £85,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services For Expired Warrants Collection · Dukes Bailiffs Limited
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £85,000
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Debt Collection Agency (DCA) Services For Expired Warrants Collection · Newlyn PLCSME
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £85,000
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Dukes Bailiffs LimitedAwarded supplier
- Newlyn PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender