DRO Credit Checks contract awarded to EXPERIAN LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 13:57.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

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Experian

Matched by number

Published award value: £540k
Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-e85e5f49-b8bd-40dc-8186-c068d5bd4e9a-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 00653331

Classification

CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
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Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: TIS0897
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Tender Period

Ends: 13 Oct 2026, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 31 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: England
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/PFcF5f84
Name: The Insolvency Service

Identifier

Legal Name: The Insolvency Service
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/PFcF5f84

Address

Street Address: 1 Westfield Avenue
Locality: LONDON
Postal Code: SW1P2HT
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Javed Kebede
Email: Javed.Kebede@insolvency.gov.uk
Telephone: +443003048457

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-00653331
Name: Experian

Identifier

Legal Name: Experian
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 00653331

Address

Street Address: Experian Sir John Peace Building Experian Way NG2 Business Park Nottingham NG80 1ZZ

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-e85e5f49-b8bd-40dc-8186-c068d5bd4e9a-1
Status: active
Date: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:18

Value

Amount: 540,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-00653331
Name: Experian

Contract period

Starts: 31 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8909af80-7664-430e-b304-0d2ac2dbe91e ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:18
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Document Type: awardNotice
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/52b8dabd-9207-444e-817e-f3013c7ca9f7 ↗
Format: application/pdf

Recorded locations

Buyer location · LONDON · SW1P2HT · England
Delivery location · England · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

8909af80-7664-430e-b304-0d2ac2dbe91e-918398Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 20 Oct 2026, 12:18

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Insolvency Service awarded a framework call-off for DRO applicant identity, debt-liability and asset-ownership data checks to EXPERIAN LIMITED.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source process and tender status are complete, and the award status is active.Evidence: Process stage: award; display status: awarded; tender status: complete; award status: active.
Award decision date14 October 2026.Evidence: Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication20 October 2026.Evidence: Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-20T12:18:43+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 8909af80-7664-430e-b304-0d2ac2dbe91e-918398
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e85e5f49-b8bd-40dc-8186-c068d5bd4e9a
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 13:57
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

The Insolvency Service awarded a framework call-off for DRO applicant identity, debt-liability and asset-ownership data checks to EXPERIAN LIMITED.

Published outcome

One active award of £540,000 was published, with a stated contract period from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030.

Market significance

This is a £540,000 UK public-sector data-checking services award under a selective framework call-off.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EXPERIAN LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-e85e5f49-b8bd-40dc-8186-c068d5bd4e9a-1 · 540000 GBP · active

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Verified company name: EXPERIAN LIMITED, company number 00653331. The sole award names source supplier Experian and has a value of £540,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source process and tender status are complete, and the award status is active.

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Process stage: award; display status: awarded; tender status: complete; award status: active.

Award decision date

99% confidence

14 October 2026.

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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026.

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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-20T12:18:43+01:00.

Contract execution

97% confidence

Not explicitly evidenced; the notice reports an active award and future contract dates.

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No signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£540,000

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Award value amount: 540000; currency: GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

The full published award value is associated with the sole named supplier and award.

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One award lists one supplier, EXPERIAN LIMITED after identity verification.

Pricing basis

99% confidence

Not stated.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender deadline

99% confidence

13 October 2026, 17:00 BST.

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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-13T17:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

14 October 2026.

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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

99% confidence

31 March 2027.

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Contract period startDate: 2027-03-31T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2030.

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Contract period endDate: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Stated duration

98% confidence

Approximately three years.

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Stated period runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

External data checks supporting Debt Relief Order applications.

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Notice description states the requirement is for external data checks within the DRO application process.

Use case

99% confidence

Verification of applicant identity and assessment of current debt liability and asset ownership.

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Notice description.

Delivery geography

97% confidence

England, United Kingdom.

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Tender item delivery address region: England; country: United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procurement.

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procurementMethod: selective.

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement.

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procurementMethodDetails: Call-off from a framework agreement.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation results are not stated.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

99% confidence

31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030.

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Award and tender contractPeriod fields.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Not stated.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

SME and VCSE suitability

99% confidence

The tender flags both SME and VCSE suitability as false.

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Tender suitability: sme false; vcse false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial positioning

96% confidence

The requirement combines identity verification with debt-liability and asset-ownership data checks for an insolvency-related public service.

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Published requirement description.

Route implication

87% confidence

As a framework call-off, participation in the relevant framework was likely necessary for suppliers to compete for this award.

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The published route is a call-off from a framework agreement.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-e85e5f49-b8bd-40dc-8186-c068d5bd4e9a
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

The Insolvency Service.

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Process buyer_name and buyer party record.

Buyer location

96% confidence

London, England.

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Buyer address locality: LONDON; countryName: England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

100% confidence

EXPERIAN LIMITED (company number 00653331); verified by supplied company-number match.

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supplierVerification status verified; verifiedCompanyName EXPERIAN LIMITED; verifiedCompanyNumber 00653331; matchMethod company_number.

Source trading name

99% confidence

Experian.

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Award supplier and source party name are Experian.

Supplier scale

96% confidence

Large.

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Supplier party details scale: large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

84% confidence

Around the stated end date of 31 March 2030, subject to any unpublished extension, replacement or termination arrangements.

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Explicit contract end date: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00; extension terms are not stated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier verification

100% confidence

Supplier identity is high quality: EXPERIAN LIMITED is verified against the supplied company number 00653331.

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supplierVerification status verified; match method company_number.

Notice completeness

99% confidence

No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring, pricing breakdown, framework name, lot allocation or extension terms were supplied.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Contract status interpretation

98% confidence

The record supports an active award with stated future dates, but does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.

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Award status is active; no signature or contract-conclusion information is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
The framework agreement is not named, and no framework lot or call-off lot allocation is provided.
Information on competing suppliers, bid volumes, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale is not supplied.
No pricing structure, volume assumptions, service levels, extension options or termination provisions are supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the DRO Credit Checks award?

EXPERIAN LIMITED, verified under company number 00653331.

What is the published value of the award?

£540,000.

When is the stated contract period?

From 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2030.

Was this an open tender?

No. The notice identifies a selective framework call-off.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

DRO (Debt Relief Order) Credit Checks

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Experian

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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