Notice Information
Notice Title
Debt Management Litigation
Notice Description
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers State Pension and a range of working age, disability, debt management and 'ill health' benefits to over 22 million claimants and customers. The purpose of this contract is to recover money owed to UK Government through a Debt Management Litigation process from debtors who are required to meet their statutory obligations. Legal enforcement activity does not traditionally fall within DWP/CMS services unless there is a public or administrative law interest, however, there is sometimes a requirement for an appropriate and fully qualified supplier to take cases further forward on behalf of DWP/CMS. All DWP actions taken fully comply with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidelines. DWP has therefore contracted a Private Sector supplier to recover debt that DWP has not been able to collect via in-house processes. The use of this enforcement power has the desired effect of persuading some non-compliant debtors to pay their debts and avoid further legal action to be taken and/or where they may incur additional incidental charges.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7a70d3f8-073c-4172-a83b-87d88862b17d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0dedd212-48b3-40a1-98c1-2412c731c78c
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79112000 - Legal representation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £26,530 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £26,530 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Aug 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Nov 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Feb 2023 - 27 Feb 2025 2-3 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
- 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
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- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0dedd212-48b3-40a1-98c1-2412c731c78c
29th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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