Find a Tender
complete
Official procurement procedure
Outsourced Early Collections
Collection agency services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "Outsourced Early Collections". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
OVERBURY PLCTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 183 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| OVERBURY PLC | 1 win | £7,200,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT | Last source update2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationCollection agency services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03fb8b | ||
What is being bought
Thames Water is looking to partner with a sole supplier in the delivery outsourced early collections. The successful supplier will be able to support Thames Water's dynamic resource model with the ability to flex staff up and down within the financial year, specifically in line with peak billing months.
The contract is for both inbound and outbound collections and we require the supplier to be able to offer these services onshore.
The key objective of this contract is to support our customers through their journey with Thames Water and we are looking to partner with a supplier who has customers at the heart of their values and objectives. We want and aim to collect any customer debt in a socially responsible manner and strive to ensure all customers receive quality engagement and offered sustainable outcomes.
We are offering a 3 year initial term contract with the ability to extend up to an additional 2 years.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT - Status changed to complete
2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT - Official notice release published
2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT - Published value updated to £6,000,000
11 Sept 2023, 09:06 BST - Status changed to active
11 Sept 2023, 09:06 BST - Official notice release published
11 Sept 2023, 09:06 BST - Submission deadline changed to 28 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
11 Sept 2023, 09:06 BST - Buyer information updated
11 Sept 2023, 09:06 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThames Water will be awarding a singular lot to a sole supplier, the volume anticipated with be circa 20-30FTE as standard with this increasing up to 90FTE as a maximum for our peak billing months (April- July). The successful supplier will be expected to work on our systems and become a partner function to our already existing collections team, internal to Thames Water. The initial term of the overall contract will be 3 years, with an option to extend by 2 years, in increments of 1 year periods.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
2 Feb 2024, 12:06 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 28 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards PASTDUE CREDIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Outsourced Early Collections Not published · signed 28 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Contracting authority GB-COH-02366661Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published