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The Provision of Legal Services for Income and Debt

London Borough of Enfield

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25 Aug 2026 at 08:52

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Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Enfield procured legal services for income and debt, specifically legal action to enforce debts arising from revenues collection. The work supports the Council’s debt enforcement requirements and is delivered for Enfield Council in Enfield, London. This is a legal services requirement, classified under CPV 79100000. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction works. The named buying organisation is the London Borough of Enfield, a local authority. The requirement was arranged through the North East Purchasing Organisation Legal Services Framework Agreement, reference NEPO513, so it is relevant to law firms with suitable public-sector debt recovery, revenues enforcement and litigation capability, particularly those able to operate for a London local authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award call-off under the NEPO Legal Services Framework, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. Price was the stated award criterion. Two active awards were recorded: Wilkin Chapman LLP T/A Wilkin Chapman Rollites and Ward Hadaway LLP, each with a contract value of £1,300,000. The contract with Wilkin Chapman was signed on 20 August 2026; the contract with Ward Hadaway was signed on 17 August 2026. The stated duration is 24 months, with a Council option to extend by up to a further 24 months. The estimated value covers the full 48-month period if the extension is used and excludes VAT. The lot itself is recorded as cancelled, despite the active awards and contracts.

This award demonstrates established demand from Enfield Council for specialist legal support in revenues-related debt enforcement. Suppliers seeking to compete when this requirement returns would need demonstrable experience of taking legal action for debt recovery, understanding public-sector revenues collection and managing enforcement work for a local authority. The arrangement also shows that the Council has used a recognised legal services framework and a direct award call-off, so firms would need access to the relevant framework route or an equivalent route available under the applicable procurement arrangements. The scale of the awards indicates capacity to manage a substantial, sustained caseload, while the two-provider outcome suggests that credible suppliers may need resilient teams, consistent service delivery and the ability to support the Council across the contract’s full operational requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Legal Services for Income and Debt

Notice Description

The provision of Legal Services covering income and debt for Enfield Council.

Lot Information

Lot 1

**Please note: this is NOT an opportunity, it is the publication of an award notice inline with the Governments Transparency Agenda** The Service relates to the Council's requirement concerning Legal Services for Debt Enforcement Action for Revenues Collection. The Contract has been awarded as a direct award under the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) Legal Services Framework Agreement (ref. NEPO513). The contract duration is 24 months. There is the option to extend for a period of up to a further 24 months at the discretion of the Council. The estimated stated value covers the entire contract period if the extension is taken up (i.e. 48 months) and excludes VAT.

Procurement Information

Compliant direct award call-off under the NEPO Legal Services Framework (ref. NEPO513)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb11
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080609-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,300,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
London Borough of Enfield
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ENFIELD
Postcode
EN1 3XA
Postcode Area
Enfield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI54 Enfield
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Enfield
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Enfield North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Ward Hadaway LLP

Wilkin Chapman LLP T/A Wilkin Chapman Rollites

Further Information

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