Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority required contracts with two certified Enforcement Agents to deliver services to collect revenue from unpaid PCNs.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Bailiff services · Parking enforcement services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,232,800
- Economic & financial standing
Detailed in Appendix 4 of the tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
Detailed in Appendix 4 of the tender pack
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 90%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Detailed in Appendix 4 of the tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
Detailed in Appendix 4 of the tender pack
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2029
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 09:28 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 14:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
BB/CORP/LCC/25/053- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061544- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051546Find a Tender
- Risks
Allocation of Debts
During the initial 6 months of the Contract, the Concessionaires will receive an equal allocation of the debts.
Following the initial 6-month period, the Collection Rate performance of the Concessionaires will be assessed, and debt allocation percentages may be amended in favour of the Concessionaire with the higher Collection Rate.
Concessionaire performance will then be reviewed every quarter, and the debt allocation percentages may be adjusted further in line with performance.
Where a concern regarding performance is identified earlier through the monthly reports provided, the Authority reserves the right to make such adjustments to the reallocation of debt prior to the quarterly review date.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published16 May 2025, 09:28 BST
- Next notice expected3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published383 days ago2 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
- Clarification questions by371 days ago14 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline355 days ago30 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by329 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts319 days ago5 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent279 days ago14 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends269 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published180 days ago23 Apr 2026, 14:33 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Pipeline notice published16 May 2025, 09:28 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 09:41 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £6,232,8002 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
- Status changed to active2 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT2 Oct 2025, 09:41 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Jan 2026, 18:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jan 2026, 18:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Apr 2026, 14:33 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDER Group Limited16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2028 · up to 15 Mar 2030Extensions: The initial term of the contract will be for a 2-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. After the initial contract term, the Authority may extend the Contract by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years. The value of this contract is variable based on performance, the value above assumes an equal allocation of debts between the 2 contracts over the 4-year term. | £3,116,400 | 14 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Jacobs Enforcement LtdSME16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2028 · up to 15 Mar 2030Extensions: The initial term of the contract will be for a 2-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. After the initial contract term, the Authority may extend the Contract by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years. The value of this contract is variable based on performance, the value above assumes an equal allocation of debts between the 2 contracts over the 4-year term. | £3,116,400 | 14 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices · CDER Group Limited
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2026
- Value
- £3,116,400
- Period
- 8 Apr 2026 – 7 Apr 2028 · up to 7 Apr 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial term of the contract will be for a 2-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The Authority may extend the Contract by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years.
Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices · Jacobs Enforcement LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2026
- Value
- £3,116,400
- Period
- 8 Apr 2026 – 7 Apr 2028 · up to 7 Apr 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The initial term of the contract will be for a 2-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. The Authority may extend the Contract by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed four years.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTDProcuring entityTo support the evaluation and management of the social value element of the contract
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CDER GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- JACOBS ENFORCEMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Technical specifications As per Appendix 2 of the tender pack
- Signed contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender