Official UK procurement notice
Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supplier will provide national debt collection and enforcement services in relation to monies owed by means tested defendants who are in receipt of legal aid in respect of a case to be heard, or a case that has been heard and resulted in a conviction, in Crown Court. The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales.
CPV: Bailiff services · Law-courts-related administrative services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This contract is for the delivery of Crown Court Means Testing (CCMT) - Debt…AwardedRenewalPublished value£14,000,000
This contract is for the delivery of Crown Court Means Testing (CCMT) - Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES) for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). The supplier will provide national debt collection and enforcement services in relation to monies owed by means tested defendants who are in receipt of legal aid in respect of a case to be heard, or a case that has been heard and resulted in a conviction, in Crown Court. The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales.
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).
- Price
- Suitability
Full details and selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 20 Jun 2022, 10:56 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2024, 09:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Dec 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025357- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034824Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Details as stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: 1. REGISTRATION The Ministry of Justice will be performing events through its e-Sourcing Portal. The eSourcing Portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses to any Requests for Information, Requests for Quotes or Requests for Proposals via the internet rather than in paper form (where they have been invited to respond). The eSourcing Portal will also be used by the Ministry of Justice to run Reverse Auctions. 2. TRANSPARENCY HM Government requires that tender documentation issued by Government departments for contracts with a value exceeding £10,000 over the life of the contract are published online [https://www.contractfinder.businesslink,gov.uk] for the general public. The resulting contract shall also be published. The Ministry of Justice may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interests or on prescribed grounds. Therefore, bidders who wish information not to be published if successful should secure agreement with the Ministry of Justice prior to submission. Only documentation relating to awarded contracts will be published. Key commercial interests would be trade secrets and commercial interests which would be prejudiced by publication, following the tests in section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/foi/foi-s43-exemptions.pdf The prescribed grounds for redaction are: (a) national security (b) personal data (c) information protected by intellectual property law; (d) information which it is not in the public interest to disclose (following the tests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000) (e) third party confidential information (f) IT security; or (g) prevention of fraud 3. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION From 2nd April 2014 the Government introduced its new Government Security Classifications (GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potential suppliers should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
10 Oct 2022 → 12 Aug 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected10 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published12 Aug 2024, 09:39 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jun 2023- Status changed to active1 Jun 2023, 12:14 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Jun 2023, 12:14 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST1 Jun 2023, 12:14 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Jun 2023, 12:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST13 Jun 2023, 08:39 BST+13 days · was 4 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 19 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT8 Nov 2023, 11:23 GMT+155 days · was 17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2024, 09:39 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Aug 2024, 09:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest · IV.2.2 | 4 Jul 2023 | 17 Jul 2023 | +13 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 4 Jul 2023 | 17 Jul 2023 | +13 d |
This Corrigendum is raised to reflect an extension to the date for submission of tenders.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-06: 1 release · 1 Jun 2023
- 2022-06: 1 release · 20 Jun 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advantis Credit Limited | £7,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 025357-2024-Con_24175-1 · Advantis Credit Limited
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2023
- Value
- £7,900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Advantis Credit LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria