Notice Information
Notice Title
DWP/CMS Litigation Services - Order for Sale
Notice Description
17.6.24 Third Uplift : Contract Value uplifted by PS30,000 from PS196,880 excluding VAT (PS236,256 including VAT) to PS226,880 excluding VAT ( PS272,256 including VAT) to enable completion of transitional arrangements of cases following a further modification under PCR Reg 72 (1) b . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/2/24 Second Uplift: Contract value uplifted from PS147,660 exc VAT ( PS177,192 including VAT) to PS196,880 Plus VAT ( PS236,256 including VAT) following modification under PCR Reg 72 (1) b for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor- (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, and (ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9/1/24 Contract value uplifted from PS98,440 to PS147, 660 Plus VAT following modification under PCR Reg 72 (1) b for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor- (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, and (ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;" The contract has been amended pending commencement of a new longer term contract in February 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The required service is to instruct solicitors to make an application for an Order for Sale (OFS) and ongoing related court actions in England and Wales in relation to property owned by a Paying Parent (PP) for the purposes of securing arrears of child maintenance. The Solicitor is required to attempt to set-up payment plans with the PP for the owed debt, to help avoid the sale of a property. This can be at any point of the process and the Solicitor will manage the agreed payment plans. This requirement does not extend to cases in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-61761479-28e1-4b80-ac75-cc8d2f4d2498
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3093823-e497-4137-9c4c-e233e68215be
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75242000 - Public law and order services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £226,880 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £98,444 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jun 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Feb 2023 - 19 Feb 2024 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 6AA
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3093823-e497-4137-9c4c-e233e68215be
24th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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