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title: "Debt Recovery Legal Services (2027-31)"
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buyer: "Coventry City Council"
published: "2026-09-21"
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# Debt Recovery Legal Services (2027-31)

Buyer: Coventry City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6751014d-b580-4219-9208-30099d188a91

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## Summary

Coventry City Council procured legal services for debt recovery work supporting its operations. The requirement falls within the legal services category (CPV 79100000) and is to be delivered in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement concerns professional legal assistance with recovering debts, rather than general legal services. Coventry City Council is the buying organisation. The requirement covers a public-sector client seeking a specialist external legal services provider for debt recovery activity over a multi-year service period. The appointed supplier is a large law firm, indicating that the work is suited to an established legal practice with the systems and capacity to support council debt recovery requirements at scale.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 1 September 2026 to Blake Morgan LLP. The award value is £80,000. The contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031. It was conducted as a selective procedure using a direct award call-off from the NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework, reference 5324-4903, established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The tender submission deadline was 1 September 2026 at 12 noon. Coventry City Council awarded the full requirement to one supplier. Participation was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. The procurement category is services.

This award shows Coventry City Council’s demand for outsourced debt recovery legal services through a public-sector legal services framework. A competitor seeking comparable work would need a specialist debt recovery legal practice, or a legal services team with demonstrable capability in this field and the capacity to support a council over a sustained multi-year engagement. The appointed supplier’s scale indicates that credible providers should be able to manage recurring instructions, maintain consistent service delivery and handle the administrative demands of a substantial public-sector client. Familiarity with framework call-off arrangements and the requirements of public-sector contracting would also be important when pursuing similar council legal services requirements.

## Notice

Direct Award Call-Off under the NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework (Ref 5324-4903) established under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc90a152-591c-4776-895a-d67cf6cd6ce7 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £80,000 |
| 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 | Coventry City Council |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Postcode area | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 5RR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Blake Morgan LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 16:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc90a152-591c-4776-895a-d67cf6cd6ce7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dc90a152-591c-4776-895a-d67cf6cd6ce7
  21st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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