Published date: 17 September 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 August 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bailiff services - 75242110

Location of contract

TF3 4JA

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-597-1039-TWC001039 - AWARD

Published date

17 September 2025

Closing date

29 August 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 November 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Council wishes to appoint two experienced, certificated contractors to comprise of two separate first placement and second placement contractors to undertake the following elements of debt recovery on its behalf:

Element 1: Local taxation

Debt collection and enforcement in respect of Liability Orders for Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rates.

Where appropriate this service will include:
- Taking control of goods and selling those goods on behalf of the Council;
- Obtaining Employment/Benefit details in respect of liable parties.

Element 2 Tracing

Tracing Absconded Debtors - Fees shall only be paid where the Contractor is specifically instructed to undertake this task and not where the Contractor does so in his/her performance of the duties. The debtors will include:
- absconded Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rate Payers;
- absconded benefit recipients where overpaid housing benefit is owed;
- absconded individuals where there is a debt outstanding for miscellaneous income.

Element 3 Miscellaneous Debt

The Council may pass elements of its miscellaneous debt to the contractor where it has been unsuccessful in obtaining monies. This may be on a bulk or case-by-case basis. This will include commercial rent cases, repossession of properties and Housing Benefit Overpayments.

Element 4 Parking Penalty Charge Notices

Unpaid Parking Penalty Charge Notices will be passed to the Contractor.

Award information

Awarded date

17 September 2025

Contract start date

1 November 2025

Contract end date

31 October 2028

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Address

Rutland House 8th Floor, 148 Edmund Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B3 2JR

Reference

None

Newlyn Plc

Address

Century House, Wargrave Road, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, United Kingdom, RG9 2LT

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Best

Address

Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1952383729

Email

rachel.best@telford.gov.uk