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title: "pEPR Scheme - Financial Services Supplier (FSS)"
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# pEPR Scheme - Financial Services Supplier (FSS)

Buyer: DEFRA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3335ea80-bb04-425b-9e52-666b048fbda6

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded a contract for a Financial Services Supplier (FSS) under the title "pEPR Scheme - Financial Services Supplier (FSS)" in the administration services industry category. This contract, valued at £19,488,125.29, involves various tasks such as invoicing, fee collection, debt reconciliation, grant administration, and payment balancing. The procurement process followed a selective method through a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period began on 29th January 2025 and will continue until 28th January 2032. The primary locations for service delivery include the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and the rest of the world.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial and administrative services to expand their portfolio by participating in a long-term governmental project. Companies with expertise in managing large-scale financial operations, invoicing, debt collection, and grant administration, particularly those capable of catering to both public and private sector requirements, would be well-suited to compete for similar future contracts. Although this particular contract was awarded to Accenture (UK) Limited, businesses with capabilities to manage high volumes of transactions and compliance with governmental regulations could leverage such opportunities for growth.

## Notice

The awarded contract is for a Financial Services Supplier (FSS) as an outsourced managed service to perform functions that include: * Invoicing of not less than 8,000 Obligated Producers annually * Collection of disposal fees from 8,000 Obligated Producers including chasers/reminders to customers. * Contact Management for producer and LA queries related to disposal fee Notice of Liability and payments, LA grants, and scheme compliance. * Reconciliation and escalation of overdue producer disposal fees. * Reconciliation of debt, escalation of uncollected debt after all standard debt collection activities have finished. * Grant Administration to pay all UK LAs via formula grant. * Grant Monitoring using data from producers and LAs via Defra. * Payment of LA Data charges payment to LAs for the costs of providing information to the SA. * Balancing of Revenue and Payment for the Scheme Administrator.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afa5ca2e-bfbb-44ba-a74f-d909cc2bc061 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 29 Jan 2025 - 28 Jan 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,488,125 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,488,125 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACCENTURE (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 4 Feb 2025 at 11:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afa5ca2e-bfbb-44ba-a74f-d909cc2bc061

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afa5ca2e-bfbb-44ba-a74f-d909cc2bc061
  4th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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