Awarded contract

DWP Orders for Sale Litigation

Details

Buyer: Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)
Supplier(s): SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP
Value: £566,171
Topic: Legal services
Published: 24 January 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The focus of this Contract is for Orders for Sale in relation to the recovery of monies owed by the Paying Parent to the Receiving Parent for Child Maintenance purposes. However, the Supplier may be required to undertake other debt litigation resolution services to be agreed during the Contract Period. Lot 1: The focus of this Contract is for Orders for Sale in relation to the recovery of monies owed by the Paying Parent to the Receiving Parent for Child Maintenance purposes. However, the Supplier may be required to undertake other debt litigation resolution services to be agreed during the Contract Period. The supplier will work closely with the Buyer (Department of Work and Pensions) to manage individual cases including the establishment, collection and transfer of monies received from the paying parent under payment plans. The recovery includes the management of property for which an order for possession has been granted to ensure that the value of the sale of property is protected. Suppliers will also be required to undertake all tasks associated with the sale of property including the appointment and management of estate agents.

Timeline

Completed: Award date19 January 2024
Completed: Award published24 January 2024
Current notice

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. 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.

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

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-work-and-pensions-dwp.gov