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title: "Credit Referencing Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04560a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE"
published: "2024-04-30"
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# Credit Referencing Services

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04560a

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for Credit Referencing Services to Equifax Limited. The procurement process involved the provision of Analytical Data Solutions Credit Referencing and Tracing Services for various departments. The contract, valued at £273,780, was signed on 29th March 2024. The procurement method used was a limited procedure with an award without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the financial and insurance services industry. Companies offering online identity verification services, validation web API interfaces, and fraud detection solutions may find this contract suitable for their offerings. The location of the services is in the UK, and the Ministry of Justice was the buying organization overseeing the procurement process, aiming to enhance intelligence, legal aid, mitigate risks, and support operational business activities.

## Notice

The provision of Analytical Data Solutions Credit Referencing and Tracing Services for HMCTS, LAA, CCMD Commercial, OPG and CICA. The purpose of this contract for: - HMCTS is to provide additional intelligence, through which to trace parties and enable enforcement of court orders, collect monies across criminal, civil and family jurisdictions. - Legal Aid Agency is to provide a credit check service for the civil and criminal proceedings funding, to determine client's/ debtor's ability to repay an outstanding liability which has been deemed repayable following the public funding received in relation to the proceedings. A tracing service is also required to locate clients/ debtors trying to evade repayment. - MOJ CCMD is to help mitigate against any legal or commercial risk in particular to financial viability of existing or potential suppliers. This enables MOJ to procure great services and goods at competitive prices that offer value for money and help to deliver the frontline justice services that protect the public, reduce reoffending, and provide citizens with swift access to justice. - OPG is to utilise address data, confirm customer bereavement data, and financial data to support OPG operational business. - CICA to trace applicants who have moved away from their last known address and are no longer contactable on any email or phone number held by CICA. This will enable CICA to establish contact and pay the retained award of compensation due to applicants

### Procurement Information

This procurement was a call off from the CCS G-Cloud 13 framework, lot 2 Cloud Software, Service ID - 6022 6030 5200 012. Key search terms: online Identity verification services validation Web API interfaces fraud

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013872-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £273,780 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EQUIFAX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2024 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013872-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

## Provenance

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