Awarded contract

Experian DRO (Debt Relief Order) Credit Checks

  • The Insolvency Service

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2025/S 000-000505

Published 8 January 2025, 1:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Insolvency Service

1 Westfield Avenue

LONDON

E201HZ

Contact

Javed Kebede

Email

Javed.Kebede@insolvency.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Economic and financial affairs


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Experian DRO (Debt Relief Order) Credit Checks

Reference number

TIS0695

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Insolvency Service requires the provision of external data checks as part of

its application process for DRO's to verify an applicant's identity in order that the

assessment of their current debt liability position and asset ownership, by Supplier,

can take place.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £249,197.28

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Insolvency Service requires the provision of external data checks as part of

its application process for DRO's to verify an applicant's identity in order that the

assessment of their current debt liability position and asset ownership, by Supplier,

can take place.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 10

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

This Call-Off Contract can be extended by the Buyer for one period

of up to 12 months, by giving the Supplier 3 months written notice

before its expiry. The extension period is subject to clauses 1.3

and 1.4 in Part B below.

Extensions which extend the Term beyond 24 months are only

permitted if the Supplier complies with the additional exit plan

requirements at clauses 21.3 to 21.8.

The extension period after 24 months should not exceed the

maximum permitted under the Framework Agreement which is 2

periods of up to 12 months.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Sensitive information i.e. personal data, requires a supplier operating in the UK

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Experian

Nottingham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

00653331

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £249,197.28

Total value of the contract/lot: £249,197.28


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

.

London

Country

United Kingdom