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# Debt Collection Services - Live Debt

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-collection-services-live-debt-ocds-h6vhtk-03001b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig: "Debt Collection Services - Live Debt". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: dwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dwr-cymru-cyfyngedig-coh-02366777)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Collection agency services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-collection-services-live-debt-ocds-h6vhtk-03001b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03001b`

## 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-services-live-debt-ocds-h6vhtk-03001b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/debt-collection-services-live-debt-ocds-h6vhtk-03001b#participate

## Description
DCC is seeking an agency to provide Debt Collection Services - Live Debt. The agency will specialise in retrieving money owed by DCC’s customers.
DCC will send unrecovered customer debt (domestic and commercial) to the agency once internal processes have been exhausted, or where it is considered that this has the best prospect of recovery.
The agency will deliver the services and quality performance DCC requires for its customers, including identifying affordability issues, encouraging customer take-up of appropriate tariffs and commit to activity and quality performance metrics.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Live Debt 1st Placement
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79940000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Debt Collection Services - Live Debt

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Live Debt 2nd Placement
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79940000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Debt Collection Services - Live Debt

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79940000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 3: Specialist Debt Collection

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Live Debt 1st Placement (active)
  - Award id: `002009-2023-DCWW1427-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Advantis Credit Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121244`
  - Value: £937,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Live Debt 1st Placement (active)
  - Award id: `002009-2023-DCWW1427-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Orbit Credit Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-73456`
  - Value: £937,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Live Debt 2nd Placement (active)
  - Award id: `002009-2023-DCWW1427-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Advantis Credit Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121244`
  - Value: £937,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Live Debt 2nd Placement (active)
  - Award id: `002009-2023-DCWW1427-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Orbit Credit Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-73456`
  - Value: £937,500 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Live Debt 1st Placement (active)
  - Signed Value: £937,500
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

- **Contract:** Live Debt 1st Placement (active)
  - Signed Value: £937,500
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

- **Contract:** Live Debt 2nd Placement (active)
  - Signed Value: £937,500
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

- **Contract:** Live Debt 2nd Placement (active)
  - Signed Value: £937,500
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002009-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-23T13:40:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:21:40.831Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03001b