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Debt Recovery Legal Services (2027-31)

Coventry City Council

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21 Sep 2026 at 16:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council procured legal services for debt recovery work supporting its operations. The requirement falls within the legal services category (CPV 79100000) and is to be delivered in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement concerns professional legal assistance with recovering debts, rather than general legal services. Coventry City Council is the buying organisation. The requirement covers a public-sector client seeking a specialist external legal services provider for debt recovery activity over a multi-year service period. The appointed supplier is a large law firm, indicating that the work is suited to an established legal practice with the systems and capacity to support council debt recovery requirements at scale.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 1 September 2026 to Blake Morgan LLP. The award value is £80,000. The contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. It was conducted as a selective procedure using a direct award call-off from the NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework, reference 5324-4903, established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The tender submission deadline was 1 September 2026 at 12 noon. Coventry City Council awarded the full requirement to one supplier. Participation was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. The procurement category is services.

This award shows Coventry City Council’s demand for outsourced debt recovery legal services through a public-sector legal services framework. A competitor seeking comparable work would need a specialist debt recovery legal practice, or a legal services team with demonstrable capability in this field and the capacity to support a council over a sustained multi-year engagement. The appointed supplier’s scale indicates that credible providers should be able to manage recurring instructions, maintain consistent service delivery and handle the administrative demands of a substantial public-sector client. Familiarity with framework call-off arrangements and the requirements of public-sector contracting would also be important when pursuing similar council legal services requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Debt Recovery Legal Services (2027-31)

Notice Description

Direct Award Call-Off under the NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework (Ref 5324-4903) established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6751014d-b580-4219-9208-30099d188a91
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc90a152-591c-4776-895a-d67cf6cd6ce7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
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
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Blake Morgan LLP

Further Information

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