Notice Information
Notice Title
Enforcement Agent and Debt Recovery Services Contract
Notice Description
Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) will be seeking electronic responses as part of a competitive procurement process, to appoint a suitably qualified organisation, to provide enforcement agent and debt recovery services, on behalf of the Council. Further detail on this future procurement process will be made available in due course. All information in this notice is subject to change depending upon the future defining of the Council's requirements, in relation to establishing best value. This includes, but is not limited to, the duration of the contract and the possible extensions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05249b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026994-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75242110 - Bailiff services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHEND ON SEA
- Postcode
- SS2 6FA
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
- Delivery Location
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
-
- Local Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026994-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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