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DRO (Debt Relief Order) Credit Checks

The Insolvency Service

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20 Oct 2026 at 12:30

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Summary of the contracting process

The Insolvency Service buys external data checks to support applications for Debt Relief Orders (DROs). The checks verify applicants’ identities so the Service can assess their current debt liabilities and ownership of assets. This is an information and data-checking service, rather than debt advice or debt-management provision. The buyer is the Insolvency Service, a central government body. The procurement identifies delivery in the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is stated. The service supports the Service’s DRO application assessment process and requires the supplier to provide data that enables identity verification and checks on applicants’ financial position and asset ownership.

The procurement is complete and Experian was selected for the work. The contract was signed on 14 October 2026 and is active. Its value is £540,000. The requirement was placed as a call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework, using a limited procedure without a prior competition notice. One bid was recorded. Price was the stated award criterion. The process was organised as one lot, but that lot is marked cancelled in the tender information, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The award relates to the DRO external data-checking service. No contract period is stated, so the contract’s duration cannot be established from the recorded dates and value.

For suppliers serving public-sector insolvency and debt-relief processes, this award demonstrates demand for external data checks that help verify identity and establish applicants’ liabilities and asset ownership. A credible competitor would need to provide dependable access to relevant data and checks that can be incorporated into an application-assessment workflow. The work sits within a government digital-services framework route, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be equipped to supply through the relevant framework and deliver an operational data-checking service at significant scale. Experience supporting identity checks and financial-position or asset checks would be directly relevant to this buyer’s requirement. The award went to a large established provider, indicating the kind of supplier that has delivered this service for the Insolvency Service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DRO (Debt Relief Order) Credit Checks

Notice Description

The Insolvency Service requires the provision of external data checks as part of its application process for DRO's to verify an applicant's identity in order that the assessment of their current debt liability position and asset ownership, by Supplier, can take place.

Procurement Information

N/A- This was completed via G-Cloud framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bbf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098959-2026
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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£540,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
The Insolvency Service
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STRATFORD
Postcode
E20 1HZ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Experian Limited

Further Information

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