Notice Information
Notice Title
SWL Debt Recovery Services
Notice Description
South West London Procurement Partnership (SWLPP) on behalf of the 4 Trusts in South West London, is entering into market engagement to gain insight into the market for the following debt collection services, which will inform the strategy for the forthcoming tender, which may include 1 or all of the Trusts: 1. Overseas patient debt 2. Private patient debt 3. Staff salary overpayments The aim is to gauge market interest, obtain preliminary information from potential bidders around the proposed service and understand feasibility. This feedback will be used to inform the draft specifications.
Planning Information
SWLPP is interested in engaging with suppliers of of debt recovery services to understand the breadth of the market and to explore opportunities for innovation and service improvement, as well as any other considerations/risks in the proposed approach. SWLPP is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. If you find that you need any advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm An Atamis Supplier guide can be accessed by clicking on this link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06094a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004598-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79940000 - Collection agency services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Apr 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CROYDON
- Postcode
- CR7 7YE
- Post Town
- Croydon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI34 Wandsworth
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Wandsworth
- Electoral Ward
- Tooting Broadway
- Westminster Constituency
- Tooting
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004598-2026
20th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004548-2026
19th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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