Official UK procurement notice
Recovery of written-off Penalty Charge Notices
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires a specialist debt recovery service for written-off or aged Penalty Charge Notice cases that have been returned by Enforcement Agents as uncollectable under the statutory PCN enforcement process.
The Provider will be assigned aged PCN debt cases, typically over 365 days old, where standard enforcement is no longer viable. The Provider will review referred cases, investigate individual debtor circumstances, generate a propensity-to-pay score for each case, and use this information to determine whether recovery action should be taken and the most appropriate recovery approach.
The service will be delivered on a commission-only, no-win-no-fee basis, with no upfront or ongoing cost to the Council. The Provider will receive a percentage commission only on successful recoveries. The Council expects to refer approximately 400 to 1,200 cases per calendar month, with an anticipated 10% recovery rate on cases passed to the Provider.
The service will include case review, tracing, customer contact, payment recovery activity, management reporting, financial audit reporting, and support through SRA-regulated legal recovery routes where appropriate.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:55 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064182- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c64eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 12:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRACE DEBT RECOVERY UK LIMITEDSME | £91,667 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · TRACE DEBT RECOVERY UK LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2026
- Value
- £91,667
- Period
- 26 Jun 2026 – 25 Jun 2027 · up to 26 Jun 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract includes one optional extension period of 12 months. The initial contract term runs from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2027. The Council may extend the contract for a further 12 months, to 25 June 2028, where there is an ongoing requirement for the recovery of written-off Penalty Charge Notices, the Provider's performance remains satisfactory, and the extension continues to offer value to the Council. There are no multiple extension periods. The only available extension is one further period of 12 months.
- Options
- The contract includes an option for the Council to extend the contract for one further period of 12 months after the initial 12-month term. The initial term runs from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2027, with the option to extend to 25 June 2028. The extension option may be used where there remains an ongoing requirement for the recovery of written-off Penalty Charge Notices, the Provider's performance is satisfactory, and the arrangement continues to deliver value to the Council. The scope of the contract may also vary within the expected referral volumes stated in the specification, with the Council assigning approximately 400 to 1,200 aged PCN cases per calendar month. The service remains commission-based, with no upfront or ongoing cost to the Council, and payment due only on successful recoveries. There are no other options included beyond the single 12-month extension and the variable referral volumes within the scope of the contract.
1 agreed KPI: Process 400 to 1,200 returned cases from Enforcement Agents to try and recover debt.
- Process 400 to 1,200 returned cases from Enforcement Agents to try and recover debt.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TRACE DEBT RECOVERY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender