Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 16 May 2024, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Debt Resolution Services 2

Official notice

Authority: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (Central government)

22 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£800,000,000total for 22 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 20 Mar 2025from the planned procurement notice
Lots 22see the lot list below

What is being bought22 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of Debt Resolution Services, including but not limited to: debt collection, cryptocurrency collection, enforcement, auctioneers, process services, litigation, data services, and spend analytics to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations.

[It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all Debt Resolution Services required by UK Central Government Departments.]

The framework will be subdivided into lots according to specialism or geographical location and it is likely it will follow the same lotting or similar lotting structure to RM6226 Debt Resolution Services framework.

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Auction services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business transaction and personal business software package · Collection agency services · Contract administration services · Economic research services · Electronic auction services · Financial analysis and accounting software package · Financial and insurance services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · +8 more

Lots and requirements (22)Procurement structure

22 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Managed CollectionsPlanned
Lot #2Data SolutionsPlanned
Lot #3Affordability, Assessment and MonitoringPlanned
Lot #4Fraud, Error and Debt AdvisoryPlanned
Lot #5Enforcement ServicesPlanned
Lot #6Litigation - England and WalesPlanned
Lot #7Litigation - ScotlandPlanned
Lot #8Auctioneers Services - LondonPlanned
Lot #9Auctioneers Services - South of EnglandPlanned
Lot #10Auctioneers Services- MidlandsPlanned
Lot #11Auctioneers Services NorthPlanned
Lot #12Auctioneers Services - WalesPlanned
Lot #13Auctioneers Services Northern IrelandPlanned
Lot #14Process ServersPlanned
Lot #15Spend Analytics and Recovery Services (Accounts Payable Review)Planned
Lot #16Spend Analytics and Recovery Services (Contract Compliance General Review)Planned
Lot #17Spend Analytics and Recovery Services (Utilities Spend Recover Review)Planned
Lot #18Spend Analytics and Recovery Services (Telecommunications Spend Recovery Review)Planned
Lot #19Spend Analytics and Recovery Services (Specialist VAT Review)Planned
Lot #20Managed Enforcement ServicesPlanned
Lot #21Collection ServicesPlanned
Lot #22International CollectionsPlanned

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 May 2024, 14:39 BST
Last source update
16 May 2024, 14:39 BST
Authority reference
rm6366
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015589
Classification (CPV)
Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesAuction servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness transaction and personal business software packageCollection agency servicesContract administration servicesEconomic research servicesElectronic auction servicesFinancial analysis and accounting software packageFinancial and insurance services
+10 moreFinancial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a21 Find a Tender

Publisher note: As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef8bc456-84ad-4db6-9eb4-9a6d7ae73baf Only high level CPV codes have been added for each Lot. All Lots have the same CPV codes and a full list can be found in the attachments area of the Contracts Finder notice. Crown Commercial Service invites suggestions and feedback on the proposed structure of the framework structure, service lines or processes detailed in the Lots from the market including industry experts, specialists and suppliers. To participate in market engagement please email [email protected] with any suggestions and/or feedback in your email, along with the following details: 1. Organisation name 2. Contact name 3. Job title of contact (including responsibility within your organisation) 4. Contact phone number 5. Contact email 6. Organisation website link Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is [https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk]. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice. The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they hold Cyber Essentials for the services under and in connection with the procurement. Please note that the Carbon Net Zero Team cannot advise on CRP compliance to bidders in a live procurement. For further guidance on ‘producing your carbon reduction plan’ please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ppn-0621-carbon-reduction-plan-creation-and-training-tickets-224041864247 The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement. The service that arise from this framework will involve the supplier holding material that has been assigned a protective marking under the Government Security Classifications Scheme (April 2014) of OFFICIAL/SENSITIVE. Bidders will be required to implement their solution in accordance with the relevant schedule, “Security Requirement and Plan”, to meet subsequent requirements. This will be released at the ITT stage.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 May 2024 → 20 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 May 2024, 14:39 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    20 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic procurement 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, UK, L3 9PPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.