Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
5 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
UK
Telephone: +44 02033343555
E-mail: CCMDFinancialServices@justice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
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
Credit Referencing Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
273 780.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Services
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Credit Referencing Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Equifax Limited
London
EC2R 7HJ
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:
: 273 780.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Justice
LS1 4AP
Leeds
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/04/2024