Notice Information
Notice Title
Home Ownership Income Collection
Notice Description
Places for People is seeking to appoint an experienced external provider to deliver an end-to-end Home Ownership arrears management service. The contract will cover the collection of homeowners' rent and service charges, including tracing, recovery and enforcement activity across all applicable tenures, such as shared ownership, leasehold and freehold service charges. The successful provider will be responsible for the design, implementation and delivery of an outsourced arrears management service, taking responsibility for day-to-day arrears casework. Places for People will retain strategic oversight, governance and accountability for vulnerable or complex cases, ensuring appropriate management and customer protection throughout the service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Initial contract term is 3 years and subject to supplier performance, this may be extended for a further 3 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06942f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042288-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
- £390,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £390,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jun 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 26 May 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 16 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2029 3-4 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
- PLACES FOR PEOPLE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PRESTON
- Postcode
- PR2 2YB
- Post Town
- Preston
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD45 Mid Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Preston
- Electoral Ward
- Ashton
- Westminster Constituency
- Preston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042288-2026
8th May 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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