Closed tender

DWP Project Ref: 26264

Details

Value
£650,000
Topic
Law-courts-related administrative services
Published
23 August 2024
Submission
30 September 2024

Tender description

Provision of an Arrest Warrants Execution Service to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Child Maintenance Service across England and Wales. The service is linked to the use of Sanctions Hearings in the Magistrates Court in England and Wales. Previously the service has been provided as part of a wider civil debt enforcement service. The current need is for a stand alone service to commence in mid/late 2024. Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) are administering this Call Off on behalf of DWP and enquiries around the tender documents should be directed through the YPO Clarifications process. A copy of the Service Specification is available to potential bidders from cd.debtservices@dwp.gov.uk prior to registration with YPO for those suppliers who are not already approved suppliers. Please note that this Call Off Competition is a qualifying Light Touch Regime procurement. The total value of this procurement over the total potential four year contract is estimated to be in the range £500,000 -£800,000 excluding VAT ( £600,000-£960,000 including VAT). An average figure has been provided further below for the purposes of this notice. Lot Lot 1(North): Lot 1 (North) Deliver of an arrest warrants execution service in the North. This includes Northern England, Midlands and North Wales. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification and other procurement documents available from Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation. Additional information: The value of the final contract is estimated to be in the range £250,000- £400,000 excluding VAT ( £300,000 - £480,000 including VAT) over the total potential four year duration of the Lot 1(North) contract. Lot Lot 2 (South): Lot 2 ( South) Deliver of an arrest warrants execution service in the South. This includes London, South East, South West, East of England and South Wales. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification and other procurement documents available from Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation. Additional information: The value of the final contract is estimated to be in the range £250,000- £400,000 excluding VAT ( £300,000 - £480,000 including VAT) over the total potential four year duration of the Lot 2 (South)contract.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published23 August 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date30 September 2024

About the buyer

The Department For Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers the State Pension and working-age benefits to millions of claimants, and buys as a central government ministerial department with its own commercial teams. Larger contracts are advertised on Find a Tender, with suppliers registering through the Atamis eSourcing portal. Framework agreements are called off through the Government Commercial Agency using Public Sector Contract terms. Suppliers can join its low value purchasing system freely, with no cap on numbers. Dynamic purchasing systems cover welfare-to-work and employment support opportunities. Commercial teams engage the market early through in-person and online supplier events.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DWP's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 75231100 · Law-courts-related administrative services
  • 75242000 · Public law and order services
  • 75242110 · Bailiff services

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