Planning

HMCTS Approved Enforcement Agency Services

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

31 Oct 2025 at 09:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 Oct 2025 at 13:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

03 Sep 2025 at 14:28

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is conducting a procurement process for the re-procurement of HMCTS Approved Enforcement Agency Services. The aim is to develop a new generation of services to ensure fair, efficient, and resilient enforcement of court orders. This process, in the planning stage as of 31 October 2025, will feature early market engagement with an event scheduled for 18 November 2025 via MS Teams. Located in London, the Ministry is interested in understanding the market's capacity and capability to provide these services. Key industry categories include justice and police services, with the commercial strategy and operational model being shaped through supplier interactions.

This tender opens up significant opportunities for businesses specializing in enforcement services, particularly those that can support the execution of Warrants of Control and Arrests, as well as other court-directed activities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are welcome to express interest in this re-procurement, which promises a conducive environment for service continuity and national enforcement capability. Companies with expertise in justice services, capable of ensuring timely justice outcomes, will find this opportunity aligns with their growth objectives and potential contributions to justice delivery on a national scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HMCTS Approved Enforcement Agency Services

Notice Description

HMCTS currently uses private contractors, known as Approved Enforcement Agencies (AEAs), to support the criminal courts by enforcing financial penalties and other criminal court orders. AEAs provide services including the execution of Warrants of Control and Warrants of Arrest, enforcement of breach arrest warrants, direct engagement with defendants to secure compliance where appropriate, and related court-directed activities such as seizure and sale arrangements. HMCTS intends to re-procure these services to ensure continuity of enforcement capability nationally and resilience in service delivery. AEAs are permitted under statute to recover their costs through recovery fees charged directly to defaulters on Warrants of Control. We are keen to engage on this re-procurement to inform the future design and delivery of these critical services. This represents a significant opportunity for enforcement providers to contribute to the delivery of justice outcomes.

Planning Information

HMCTS is developing the next generation of Approved Enforcement Agency (AEA) services to deliver fair, efficient and resilient enforcement that upholds the authority of the courts and ensures timely justice outcomes. This early market engagement will help shape the commercial strategy and operational model to meet future justice system needs. The MoJ is interested in understanding the market’s capacity and capability to bid for, and provide, these services. The purpose of this notice is to enable suppliers to express interest, and register with us to receive further information on upcoming market engagement events. Interested parties are required to complete the following actions: 1) Register an account through the MoJ Sourcing Portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk 2) Navigate to the left side menu and click on ‘PQQs Open to All Suppliers’ > find and click on ‘PQQ_537 – Approved Enforcement Agency Services (Market Engagement Only)’ - for the avoidance of doubt this is not an actual PQQ just a space on our sourcing system to coordinate market engagement activities. There are no mandatory actions to take. 3) You can express an interest by clicking ‘Express interest’. We will be using the above forum to communicate future events and anticipate our first market engagement event to be held on 18 November 2025, on MS Teams.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069954-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75230000 - Justice services

75241100 - Police services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Oct 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 20272 years to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2029 - 29 Feb 2036 Over 5 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
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
Sophie Watkinson
Contact Email
sophie.watkinson@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
07720158015

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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