Official UK procurement notice
STH - Debt Collection Services
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of External Debt Collection Agency Services
CPV: Collection agency services · Law-courts-related administrative services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£140,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Questionnaire: 45%
- Commercial Questionnaire: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial Questionnaire
- Technical Questionnaire
- Social Value
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Apr 2025, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
C350311- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074010- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fda8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 10 Sept 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published4 Apr 2025, 16:47 BST
- Market engagement22 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
We are in the process of preparing a tender for debt collection services and are seeking valuable feedback from potential suppliers to help refine our requirements and ensure we align with market capabilities and best practices. As part of this process, we would appreciate your insights on the draft specification and other relevant aspects outlined in the preliminary documents which can be found on the Atamis e-tendering portal, reference: C352096. health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Next notice expected5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published346 days ago14 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Clarification questions by336 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline315 days ago15 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts225 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published46 days ago10 Sept 2026, 08:13 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Apr 2025, 16:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Procurement method changed14 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT14 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published10 Sept 2026, 08:13 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 10 Sept 2026 | CancelledThe procurement has been terminated as it is no longer possible to conclude the evaluation based on the original tender submissions following the expiry of the tender validity period. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender