Notice Information
Notice Title
Debt Collection Agency Framework
Notice Description
Our intent is to outsource annually, from 2022, on a commission basis, circa PS30 million of unrecovered closed account water debt where a collect or trace and collect solution is required. In addition to this we intend to outsource circa PS12 million of Post-Litigated (with County Court Judgement) water debt. Similar projections are foreseen for the duration of the agreement. We are offering a 3 year contact with the ability to review regularly and a possibility of extension. The processor(s) must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Lot Information
Post-litigation - County Court Judgment
Batches would be issued throughout the year to the successful processor(s), with approximate yearly numbers of 12,000 Post-litigation - County Court Judgement accounts.
Options: The contract will be for 36 months with a further 24 month optional extension
Closed Account (Prime) - forwarding address providedBatches would be issued throughout the year to the successful processor(s), with approximate yearly numbers being 14,000 Closed Accounts (Prime) with forwarding address provided
Options: The contract will be for 36 months with a further 24 month optional extension
Trace and Collect, 1st placementBatches would be issued throughout the year to the successful processor(s), with approximate yearly numbers being 14,000 Trace and Collect, 1st placement
Options: The contract will be for 36 months with a further 24 month optional extension
Trace and Collect, 2nd placementBatches would be issued throughout the year to the successful processor(s), with approximate yearly numbers being 25,000 Trace and Collect, 2nd placement
Options: The contract will be for 36 months with a further 24 month optional extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02ab24
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005690-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- 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
79940000 - Collection agency services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Mar 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 May 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Nov 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Lily Craw
- Contact Email
- lily.craw@nwl.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7596316769
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH1 5FJ
- Post Town
- Durham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC41 Durham
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLH3 Essex, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- County Durham
- Electoral Ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Westminster Constituency
- City of Durham
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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