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# Provision of Debt Collection Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-debt-collection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051cfe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: "Provision of Debt Collection Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £25,230,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency-gov-ea74)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £25,230,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Collection agency services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-debt-collection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051cfe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051cfe`

## 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/provision-of-debt-collection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051cfe#tl-md)

## Description
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a future procurement for the provision of debt collection services.
The requirement will support DVLA in the recovery of outstanding debts arising from its statutory functions. The services are required include a ‘prime’ contractor who is FCA regulated.  Interested parties are required to have the capacity and capability to oversee a panel of subcontracted DCA’s to provide continuity and scalable placement capability across the lifecycle of the DVLA debt collection process.   
Suppliers who are interested in this opportunity must have the capability to arrange re-payment of each DVLA case whilst carrying out services such as:
•	Enrichment;
•	Segmentation (based upon customer circumstances and propensity to pay);
•	Continuous Improvement;
•	Management Reporting; 
•	Varying customer contact and engagement activities;
•	Signposting for vulnerable customers;
•	Resolution of customer’s outstanding debt, or setting up payment plans, dependent on individual customer circumstances.
DVLA is seeking feedback from the market to understand current market capability and capacity, explore innovative approaches to debt recovery and customer engagement, inform the development of the procurement strategy and commercial model, and help shape the future service specification and contractual documentation.
For information purposes, DVLA currently out-source circa 60k – 70k placements per month with a current placement period of up to 18 months. (this amount is subject to fluctuation)
DVLA would welcome approaches from the market including sub-contracting or consortium bidding in order to deliver the ‘Managed Service’ requirement.
This engagement follows the preliminary market engagement activity previously published under notice reference 2026/S 000-044985 (CRN-25-10).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79940000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 31/03/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063548-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-07T10:21:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T18:10:14.744Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051cfe