Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Debt Collection Services
Notice Description
The Home Office has awarded a contract for the provision of Debt Collection Services: Lot 2 - Litigation and Enforcement to Moriarty Law Limited - Company number 08432710. This lot covers the recovery of debts requiring legal proceedings or enforcement action on behalf of the Home Office, including the preparation and submission of court claims, obtaining and enforcing judgments, and managing associated disbursements to recover debts owed to the Home Office. The contract was awarded as an under-threshold concession contract under the Procurement Act 2023, following a competitive procurement process conducted through the Home Office Jaggaer eSourcing portal.
Lot Information
Initial Collection
This lot covers early-stage debt recovery activity, including debtor contact by telephone, email, and letter; negotiation of payment plans; and non-legal efforts to recover outstanding debt owed to the Home Office.
Renewal: The contract will include an implementation and mobilisation period, with services expected to commence by the end of April 2026. A single optional 1-year extension is available, which may be exercised to ensure continuity of service during reprocurement or in response to operational or policy changes.
Litigation and EnforcementThis lot covers litigation, legal escalation and enforcement services, including issuing proceedings, obtaining court judgments, and taking enforcement action to recover debts on behalf of the Home Office.
Renewal: The contract will include an implementation and mobilisation period, with services expected to commence by the end of April 2026. A single optional 1-year extension is available, which may be exercised to ensure continuity of service during reprocurement or in response to operational or policy changes.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0599e4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032979-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
75231240 - Probation services
75242000 - Public law and order services
75242100 - Public-order services
75242110 - Bailiff services
79100000 - Legal services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
79940000 - Collection agency services
79941000 - Toll-collection services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £501,636 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Apr 2026 - 13 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HOME OFFICE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- 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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032979-2026
10th April 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028280-2026
27th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027223-2026
25th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021448-2026
10th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021318-2026
10th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021018-2026
9th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021013-2026
9th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018171-2026
27th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018170-2026
27th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060591-2025
29th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056413-2025
15th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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"finalStatusDate": "2026-04-09T00:00:00+01:00"
}
]
}