Notice Information
Notice Title
External Debt Recovery Agent Services (EDRA)
Notice Description
Leeds City Council ('the Council') is seeking to enter into a contract from 1st November 2025, with up to a maximum of 3 Service Providers for the provision of debt recovery service to support the Council's revenues in respect of Sundry Debts and Housing Benefit Overpayments, and any such other debts as and when the Council requires. The contract will run up until 17th September 2028. The maximum value of the contract for the period to 1st November 2025 to 17th September 2028 is estimated at PS99,000.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055d80
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039201-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £79,200 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £79,200 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 17 Sep 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Ruth Slack
- Contact Email
- ruth.slack@leeds.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01133785871
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 1UR
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLE42 Leeds
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039201-2025
11th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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