--- title: "HMCTS Approved Enforcement Agency Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2025-10-31" --- # HMCTS Approved Enforcement Agency Services Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0592f8.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is conducting a procurement process for the re-procurement of HMCTS Approved Enforcement Agency Services. The aim is to develop a new generation of services to ensure fair, efficient, and resilient enforcement of court orders. This process, in the planning stage as of 31 October 2025, will feature early market engagement with an event scheduled for 18 November 2025 via MS Teams. Located in London, the Ministry is interested in understanding the market's capacity and capability to provide these services. Key industry categories include justice and police services, with the commercial strategy and operational model being shaped through supplier interactions. This tender opens up significant opportunities for businesses specializing in enforcement services, particularly those that can support the execution of Warrants of Control and Arrests, as well as other court-directed activities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are welcome to express interest in this re-procurement, which promises a conducive environment for service continuity and national enforcement capability. Companies with expertise in justice services, capable of ensuring timely justice outcomes, will find this opportunity aligns with their growth objectives and potential contributions to justice delivery on a national scale. ## Notice HMCTS currently uses private contractors, known as Approved Enforcement Agencies (AEAs), to support the criminal courts by enforcing financial penalties and other criminal court orders. AEAs provide services including the execution of Warrants of Control and Warrants of Arrest, enforcement of breach arrest warrants, direct engagement with defendants to secure compliance where appropriate, and related court-directed activities such as seizure and sale arrangements. HMCTS intends to re-procure these services to ensure continuity of enforcement capability nationally and resilience in service delivery. AEAs are permitted under statute to recover their costs through recovery fees charged directly to defaulters on Warrants of Control. We are keen to engage on this re-procurement to inform the future design and delivery of these critical services. This represents a significant opportunity for enforcement providers to contribute to the delivery of justice outcomes. ### Planning Information HMCTS is developing the next generation of Approved Enforcement Agency (AEA) services to deliver fair, efficient and resilient enforcement that upholds the authority of the courts and ensures timely justice outcomes. This early market engagement will help shape the commercial strategy and operational model to meet future justice system needs. The MoJ is interested in understanding the market’s capacity and capability to bid for, and provide, these services. The purpose of this notice is to enable suppliers to express interest, and register with us to receive further information on upcoming market engagement events. Interested parties are required to complete the following actions: 1) Register an account through the MoJ Sourcing Portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk 2) Navigate to the left side menu and click on ‘PQQs Open to All Suppliers’ > find and click on ‘PQQ_537 – Approved Enforcement Agency Services (Market Engagement Only)’ - for the avoidance of doubt this is not an actual PQQ just a space on our sourcing system to coordinate market engagement activities. There are no mandatory actions to take. 3) You can express an interest by clicking ‘Express interest’. We will be using the above forum to communicate future events and anticipate our first market engagement event to be held on 18 November 2025, on MS Teams. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069954-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2029 - 29 Feb 2036 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75230000 - Justice services - 75241100 - Police services ## Release History - 31 Oct 2025 at 09:54 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069954-2025 - 21 Oct 2025 at 13:24 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067132-2025 - 3 Sep 2025 at 14:28 - PlanningUpdate - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053629-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069954-2025 31st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067132-2025 21st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053629-2025 3rd September 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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