Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 9 Jun 2026, 17:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ecm_11975 ( Now C4617) Managed Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£1,688,5102 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to QUALCO UK2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 9 Jun 2026 · starts 10 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service in England and Wales for the recovery of child maintenance arrears owed by parents who are responsible for children.<br/><br/>For Clarity and avoidance of doubt:<br/>www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/729d6d53-1d83… ↗<br/>This Contract was published on Contracts finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a Reg 72 PCR2015 modification to it.

CPV: Bailiff services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of a Managed Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service related…Awarded 2 yrs

Provision of a Managed Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service related to the recovery of Child Maintenance Arrears owed by Paying Parents

Contract period: 10 Jun 2024 – 9 Jun 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK, North West · England and Wales

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jun 2026, 17:26 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 17:32 BST
Authority reference
Contracts Finder Tender Reference -388706/1363898
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054480
Classification (CPV)
Bailiff services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b136 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

For Clarity and avoidance of doubt:<br/><br/>www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/729d6d53-1d83… ↗<br/><br/>This Contract was published on Contracts finder and is being reproduced on FTS in order to publish a Reg 72 PCR2015 modification to it.<br/>The reason that 'award with no prior notice' was used here is because using Restricted Procedure Type required the PIN code of an F02 notice. As this was procured on a framework there was no F02 notice this option was chosen as a workaround to Atamis.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Not applicable

Publisher note: Please note that this contract was originally awarded by the issue of a Contracts Finder Notice Ref https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/729d6d53-1d83-489d-8c55-1a7932314060.<br/><br/>This F20 Contract Modification notice is being published in the interests of transparency following modification of the original value and a further extension of the contract in accordance with Reg 72 (1) b of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Jun 2024 → 9 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    10 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published137 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 17:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,688,5102 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QUALCO UKSME£571,750 †—Awarded
QUALCO UKSME£1,116,760 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 054480-2026-ecm_11975-1 · QUALCO UKSME

    Signed
    9 Jun 2026
    Value
    £1,116,760
    Period
    10 Jun 2024 – 9 Nov 2026
    Status
    active
    • Change Clarification of Original Contract Value:<br/><br/>Please note that the original contract value as outlined in the Contract Award Notice on Contracts Finder (see: ecm_11975 Managed Enforcement Agency Services- DWP-Child Maintenance Service - Contracts Finder) was incorrectly published as £571,750 (the value across the initial term of the Contract) when the correct value was £766,760 (the value including a 6-month extension option taking the Contract to a potential expiry date of 9/6/26 - this option was subsequently utilised by the DWP.) <br/>As a result of a change in the Department’s digital procurement platform, the DWP is unable to update the Contract Award Notice directly and therefore notifies the market of this change via this Contract Modification Notice. <br/>Contract Modification: <br/><br/>The DWP has extended the Contract in accordance with Public Contract Regulations 2015, Reg 72 (1)(b) which states as follows:<br/>“Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:…<br/>(b)for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—<br/>(i)cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, and<br/>(ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,<br/>provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;…”<br/>The service is currently being re-procured and therefore it is both economically and technically impracticable to change contractor pending the outcome of the current tender process and a further extension is necessary to ensure service continuity.<br/><br/>Any additional interim procurement would significantly inconvenience the DWP (and the supplier market) by effectively duplicating the procurement process within a short timeframe. This approach would also substantially duplicate costs (for example implementation costs.) <br/><br/>This contract modification to extend the current contract from 9/6/26 to 9/11/26 amends the value of the contract from the original contract value of £766,760 (as clarified above) to £1,116,760., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Further extension of contract under Reg 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contract Rules as detailed above in Nature/Extent of Modifications section for the period 9/6/26 to 9/11/26.
  • Contract 054475-2026-1 · QUALCO UKSME

    Signed
    9 Dec 2025
    Value
    £571,750
    Period
    … – 9 Jun 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA, London, UK, SW1H 9NAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QUALCO UKAwarded supplier08098859 Building One, The Heights Weybridge Surrey, Weybridge, UK, KT13 0NYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.