Official UK procurement notice
Enforcement Agents · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContracts for the provision of debt collection services to recover unpaid council debt inclusive of council tax, NNDR (business rates) and BIDs.
CPV: Bailiff services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement was to appoint five suitably qualified contractors for delivery of…Awarded
The procurement was to appoint five suitably qualified contractors for delivery of debt collection services to recover unpaid council debt inclusive of council tax, NNDR (business rates) and BIDs with a contract duration of 5 years, commencing in April 2026. Additional information: Westminster City Council conducted an open competitive procurement for the provision of Enforcement Agent Services and was advertised via Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder on 20 February 2025 and resulted in the appointment of five concessionaires.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Quality (Technical)
Westminster City Council conducted a competitive procurement for Enforcement Agent Services. The opportunity was advertised publicly through the Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder on 20 February 2025. Interested economic operators were provided with unrestricted access to the procurement documents and invited to submit tenders. The procurement was conducted as an open competitive process and resulted in the award of concession contracts to the successful tenderers following evaluation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PRJ_30294- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089856- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e56cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
In accordance with Regulation 47 (Notices of decisions to award a concession contract), Regulation 48 (Standstill period) and Regulation 52 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended).
Publisher note: This opportunity and all associated procurement documents will be accessible via our City of Westminster Procurement and Contracts portal ("the Portal"), kindly visit https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com and search for the following reference: ITT_30247. If you have any questions, please submit these through the portal. Our portal is free to register on. To view details of the Opportunity via the Portal please click the following link and click on Opportunities: https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com Or browse as follows: - Connect to https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com - Enter your Username and Password - Go to Published Opportunities - Click on the Project Title to view details
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 22 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 12:01 GMT
- Contract starts195 days ago15 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published34 days ago22 Sept 2026, 17:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.1 | Jaggaer | Enforcement Agents |
The Contract name on the Notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089838-2026) was incorrectly entered as "Jaggaer". The Contract name should read "Enforcement Agents"
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDER Group Limited, Dukes Bailiff LimitedSME, EQUITA LIMITED, MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, Newlyn PLCjoint award | £17,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Enforcement Agents · CDER Group Limited, Dukes Bailiff LimitedSME, EQUITA LIMITED, MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, Newlyn PLC
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2025
- Value
- £17,500,000
- Period
- … – 14 Apr 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- CDER Group LimitedAwarded supplier
- Dukes Bailiff LimitedAwarded supplier
- EQUITA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Newlyn PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.