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title: "Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)"
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# Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-collection-and-enforcement-services-dces-ocds-h6vhtk-034824). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 December 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bailiff services, Law-courts-related administrative services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,900,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-collection-and-enforcement-services-dces-ocds-h6vhtk-034824#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034824`

## 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/debt-collection-and-enforcement-services-dces-ocds-h6vhtk-034824#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-collection-and-enforcement-services-dces-ocds-h6vhtk-034824#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75242110
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £14,000,000
- **Description:** 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 ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 025357-2024-Con_24175-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Advantis Credit Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121244`
  - Value: £7,900,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 025357-2024-Con_24175-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,900,000
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025357-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-12T08:39:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:02:57.683Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-034824