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Provision of Debt Recovery and Sheriff Officer Services

Scotland Excel · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:57.

Opportunity overview

This Contract Award Notice is in relation to a renewal framework opportunity for Debt Recovery and Sheriff Officer Services. The scope of the services covered under the framework will include, but not be limited to, debt collection services for council tax (including water and wastewater charges), non domestic rates, community charge, housing benefit overpayments, enforcement and diligence in relation to current and former tenant rent arrears, service of a variety of statutory notices, post decree services including the service of charge and the carrying out of evictions, service of sundry court documents e.g. summons and interlocutors, sales ledger debt collection, sales ledger diligence and penalty charge notices.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Alex M Adamson LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Falkirk, UKM76, FK1 1RE, United Kingdom

Clarks Sheriff Officers

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Dumfries, UKM92, DG2 0TG, United Kingdom

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G40 2QW, United Kingdom

George Walker & Co. T/A Walker Love

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G1 3AB, United Kingdom

Graham Stewart & C0

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G2 4JR, United Kingdom

Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G2 4JL, United Kingdom

Stirling Park LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Kilmarnock, UK, KA1 1HA, United Kingdom

Alex M Adamson LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Falkirk, UKM76, FK1 1RE, United Kingdom

George Walker & Co. T/A Walker Love

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G1 3AB, United Kingdom

Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G2 4JL, United Kingdom

Stirling Park LLP

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Dec 2024
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
041578-2025-2
Status
active
Location
Kilmarnock, UK, KA1 1HA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services
  • CPV75231000 — Judicial services
  • CPV75231100 — Law-courts-related administrative services
  • CPV75242100 — Public-order services
  • CPV75242110 — Bailiff services
  • CPV98351110 — Parking enforcement services

Lots

  • Provision of Sheriff Officer Services£3m
  • Provision of Debt Recovery Services£3m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1023
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
9 Oct 2024, 12:00

Address

Street Address
Scotland Excel, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AR on https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Techniques

Has Electronic Auction
Yes
Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Electronic Auction

Description
Details provided by Councils at Call-off, where required.

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
4

Expected award period

Starts
9 Oct 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
9 Oct 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
9 Oct 2023, 00:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Scotland Excel will require the members of any tendering group of entities (including, but not limited to, consortium members, members of a group of economic operators and / or sub-contractors) to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract (no matter the legal form taken by those entities in order to enter into the contract. For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework, and contracts to be called-off there under (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the Procurement Documents (details of how to access these being set out in section " “I.3 (Communication” of this Contract Notice).
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Tenderers must self-declare as part of the SPD (Scotland), qualification envelope, and as contained in the Technical Envelope that they will have the requested membership of The Society of Messengers-at-arms and Sheriff Officers (SMASO) and be able to evidence this when requested at any point throughout the tender process.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Minimum
ALL LOTS - Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance – maintain a minimum of GBP 10 million in respect of each claim and without limit to the number of claims. - Public Liability insurance – maintain a minimum indemnity level of GBP 5 million in respect of each claim and without limit to the number of claims. - Professional Indemnity – maintain a minimum indemnity limit of GBP 1 million in respect of each claim, and without limit to the number of claims. - Motor Vehicle insurance – statutory third-party motor vehicle cover. For bidders who will sub contract parts of the business, the bidder should provide a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority confirming that the bidder has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure that subcontractors’ vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained. OTHER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS: A search of the tenderer against Equifax's ScoreCheck and Protect must not result in a “Rating”, “Warning” or “Caution” return which identifies financial risk, unless the tenderer confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate to prove to Scotland Excel (acting within its permitted discretion under the applicable public procurement rules) that the tenderer does/would not present an unmanageable risk should it be appointed on to the proposed Framework Agreement. Tenderers relying on the financial standing of a parent company who are unable to commit to obtaining a parent company guarantee may be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition.
Description
1. SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 - Insurance Requirements 2. SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.6 - Other Economic and Financial Requirements In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed framework agreement is divided into lots, these economic and financial standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Minimum
SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION 4C.10 - SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity you do not rely to satisfy the selection criteria, you must secure that each subcontractor completes a separate SPD (Scotland) Response for all Parts of the SPD (Scotland) Qualification Envelope, except Part 4 (Selection criteria). SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION 4D.1 - QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES: The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent). OR A documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the tenderer has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation. SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION 4D.1 - HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES: The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. OR A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company's responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation. SPD (SCOTLAND) QUESTION 4D.2 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS: The tenderer must have the following: The tenderer MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate. OR A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent. This policy must include and describe the tenderer's environmental emergency response procedures including the preparedness and response procedures for potential accidents and emergency response situations that give rise to significant environmental impacts (for example hazardous substances spill control).
Description
1. SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10 - Subcontracting 2. SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Quality Assurance Schemes 3. SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Health and Safety Procedures 4. SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.2 - Environmental Management Standards In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed framework agreement is divided into lots, these technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Sheriff Officer Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
This Lot is in relation to an opportunity for Sheriff Officer Services. Tenderers were able to bid for one, any, or all local authority areas, where applicable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

Value

Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
80

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Provision of Debt Recovery Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
This Lot is in relation to an opportunity for Debt Recovery Services. Tenderers were able to bid for one, any, or all local authority areas, where applicable. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Procurement Documents for further information.

Value

Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
80

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating Councils and Associate Members within Scotland.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM
Entry 3
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75242100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public-order services
Entry 2
Id
75242110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Bailiff services
Entry 3
Id
75231000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Judicial services
Entry 4
Id
75231100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Law-courts-related administrative services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating Councils and Associate Members within Scotland.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75242110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Bailiff services
Entry 2
Id
75242100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Public-order services
Entry 3
Id
75231000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Judicial services
Entry 4
Id
75231100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Law-courts-related administrative services
Entry 5
Id
98351110
Scheme
CPV
Description
Parking enforcement services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-186
Name
Scotland Excel

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM83
Locality
Paisley
Postal Code
PA1 1AR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Scotland Excel

Contact

Telephone
+44 1414888230
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-942
Name
Court of Session

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1RQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parliament Square

Identifier

Legal Name
Court of Session
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-155130
Name
Stirling Park LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Kilmarnock
Postal Code
KA1 1HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
25 Bank Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Stirling Park LLP
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-145573
Name
George Walker & Co. T/A Walker Love

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G1 3AB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
16 Royal Exchange Square

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
George Walker & Co. T/A Walker Love
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-24684
Name
Alex M Adamson LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM76
Locality
Falkirk
Postal Code
FK1 1RE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7 Park Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Alex M Adamson LLP
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-104541
Name
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G2 4JL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
279 Bath Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-155131
Name
Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G40 2QW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Park Lane House,, 47 Broad Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-155132
Name
Graham Stewart & C0

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM82
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G2 4JR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
272 Bath Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Graham Stewart & C0

Contact

Telephone
+44 7788239316
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-155133
Name
Clarks Sheriff Officers

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM92
Locality
Dumfries
Postal Code
DG2 0TG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Tigh Bainne, Wallaceton

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Clarks Sheriff Officers

Contact

Telephone
+44 1387820702

Award information

Award 1
Id
041578-2025-1
Title
Provision of Sheriff Officer Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155130
Name
Stirling Park LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-145573
Name
George Walker & Co. T/A Walker Love
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-24684
Name
Alex M Adamson LLP
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-104541
Name
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-155131
Name
Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP
Supplier 6
Id
GB-FTS-155132
Name
Graham Stewart & C0
Supplier 7
Id
GB-FTS-155133
Name
Clarks Sheriff Officers

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
041578-2025-2
Title
Provision of Debt Recovery Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155130
Name
Stirling Park LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-145573
Name
George Walker & Co. T/A Walker Love
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-24684
Name
Alex M Adamson LLP
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-104541
Name
Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
041578-2025-1
Title
Provision of Sheriff Officer Services
Status
active
Award ID
041578-2025-1
Date Signed
20 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
041578-2025-2
Title
Provision of Debt Recovery Services
Status
active
Award ID
041578-2025-2
Date Signed
20 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Paisley · UKM83 · PA1 1AR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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