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Contract Award Notice

Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)

  • First published: 13 August 2024
  • Last modified: 13 August 2024
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-034824
Published by:
Ministry of Justice
Authority ID:
AA25231
Publication date:
13 August 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The supplier will provide national debt collection and enforcement services in relation to monies owed by means tested defendants who are in receipt of legal aid in respect of a case to be heard, or a case that has been heard and resulted in a conviction, in Crown Court. The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Justice

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

UK

Telephone: +44 02033343555

E-mail: Sophie.Watkinson@justice.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)

II.1.2) Main CPV code

75231100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The supplier will provide national debt collection and enforcement services in relation to monies owed by means tested defendants who are in receipt of legal aid in respect of a case to be heard, or a case that has been heard and resulted in a conviction, in Crown Court. The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 7 900 000.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

75242110

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This contract is for the delivery of Crown Court Means Testing (CCMT) - Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES) for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA). The supplier will provide national debt collection and enforcement services in relation to monies owed by means tested defendants who are in receipt of legal aid in respect of a case to be heard, or a case that has been heard and resulted in a conviction, in Crown Court. The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2022/S 000-016767

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: Con_24175

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20/12/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Advantis Credit Limited

ST4 7RY

Stoke on Trent

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 7 900 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

12/08/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
75242110 Bailiff services Public law and order services
75231100 Law-courts-related administrative services Judicial services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Sophie.Watkinson@justice.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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