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Debt Collection

Debt Collection is a UK public sector tender from United Utilities Water Limited (North West England), with an estimated value of £43.6m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 2 open tenders share CPV 79940000; United Utilities Water Limited has 7 open tenders.

Debt Collection. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerUnited Utilities Water Limited (Warrington)
Published
Closing date, 16:00 UK time
Estimated value£43.6m (excluding VAT)
CPV code79940000 — Collection agency services
CPV categoryBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionNorth West England
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 086252-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

The Scope of this proposed service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st and 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased.…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

73 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 16:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  2. Open the official notice, follow the link to the buyer's tender portal and download the documents.
  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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