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Published 30 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Credit Referencing Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£273,780published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Mar 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Equifax

What is being bought

Published requirement 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

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1ServicesAwarded
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2024, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013872
Classification (CPV)
Financial and insurance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04560a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

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

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £273,7801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Equifax£273,780 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Credit Referencing Services · Equifax

    Signed
    29 Mar 2024
    Value
    £273,780
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.