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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection and Enforcement Services (DCES)

Government ServicesCPV 75231100 75242110
Value£7.9m
Awarded20 Dec 2023
Published13 Sept 2024
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£7.9mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

This is a large award for Government & Public Administration — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

The brief

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 the Crown Court.

The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales.

The supplier will be responsible for the collection and enforcement of Legal Aid Contributions which requires case management, collection, enforcement and refund of monies where appropriate.

The Supplier must keep individuals fully engaged throughout the lifetime of the debt.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The supplier will provide national debt collection

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 the Crown Court.

02

The supplier will be responsible for

The supplier will be responsible for the collection and enforcement of Legal Aid Contributions which requires case management, collection, enforcement and refund of monies where appropriate.

03

The Supplier must keep individuals fully engaged

The Supplier must keep individuals fully engaged throughout the lifetime of the debt.

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