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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03932c"
title: "Soft Market Test - Direct Debit Bureau"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-direct-debit-bureau-ocds-h6vhtk-03932c"
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# Soft Market Test - Direct Debit Bureau

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/soft-market-test-direct-debit-bureau-ocds-h6vhtk-03932c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Torus62Ltd: "Soft Market Test - Direct Debit Bureau". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Torus62Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/torus62ltd-GB-FTS-40027)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial and insurance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03932c`

## 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/soft-market-test-direct-debit-bureau-ocds-h6vhtk-03932c#tl-md)

## Description
Currently, Torus have circa 15,000 active Direct Debits (DD) with customers, this is managed by both the Income Team and Finance Rent Control Team. Torus seeking input from third party providers that can manage our Direct Debit collections with the aim to improve customer experience, streamline the existing systems and processes, along with improving rent collection. As part of this process Torus is conducting a Soft Market Test to establish the level of interest in this opportunity, to gather information and improve our understanding of the market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Soft Market Test for Direct Debit Bureau Service

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036144-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-21T10:05:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:58:32.029Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03932c