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Recovery of written-off Penalty Charge Notices

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 05:11.

Opportunity overview

The Council requires a specialist debt recovery service for written-off or aged Penalty Charge Notice cases that have been returned by Enforcement Agents as uncollectable under the statutory PCN enforcement process. The Provider will be assigned aged PCN debt cases, typically over 365 days old, where standard enforcement is no longer viable. The Provider will review referred cases, investigate individual debtor circumstances, generate a propensity-to-pay score for each case, and use this information to determine whether recovery action should be taken and the most appropriate recovery approach. The service will be delivered on a commission-only, no-win-no-fee basis, with no upfront or ongoing cost to the Council. The Provider will receive a percentage commission only on successful recoveries. The Council expects to refer approximately 400 to 1,200 cases per calendar month, with an anticipated 10% recovery rate on cases passed to the Provider. The service will include case review, tracing, customer contact, payment recovery activity, management reporting, financial audit reporting, and support through SRA-regulated legal recovery routes where appropriate.

Awarded to

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TRACE DEBT RECOVERY UK LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£91.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£110k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10079126
Location
Failsworth, Oldham,, UKD37, OL8 3QL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06c64e
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PBWW-4714-TBHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBWW-4714-TBHN

Address

Street Address
City Hall, Centenary Square
Locality
Bradford
Postal Code
BD1 1HX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE41

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
TRACE DEBT RECOVERY UK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-10079126

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10079126

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDYD-3391-ZTZY

Address

Street Address
Unit 1.01 Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street
Locality
Failsworth, Oldham,
Postal Code
OL8 3QL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD37

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79940000
Description
Collection agency services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10079126
Name
TRACE DEBT RECOVERY UK LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
26 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
26 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
25 Jun 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 Jun 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract includes one optional extension period of 12 months. The initial contract term runs from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2027. The Council may extend the contract for a further 12 months, to 25 June 2028, where there is an ongoing requirement for the recovery of written-off Penalty Charge Notices, the Provider's performance remains satisfactory, and the extension continues to offer value to the Council. There are no multiple extension periods. The only available extension is one further period of 12 months.

Options

Description
The contract includes an option for the Council to extend the contract for one further period of 12 months after the initial 12-month term. The initial term runs from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2027, with the option to extend to 25 June 2028. The extension option may be used where there remains an ongoing requirement for the recovery of written-off Penalty Charge Notices, the Provider's performance is satisfactory, and the arrangement continues to deliver value to the Council. The scope of the contract may also vary within the expected referral volumes stated in the specification, with the Council assigning approximately 400 to 1,200 aged PCN cases per calendar month. The service remains commission-based, with no upfront or ongoing cost to the Council, and payment due only on successful recoveries. There are no other options included beyond the single 12-month extension and the variable referral volumes within the scope of the contract.

Value

Including VAT
110,000
Amount
91,666.67
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Process 400 to 1,200 returned cases from Enforcement Agents to try and recover debt.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064182-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Jul 2026, 12:55
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bradford · UKE41 · BD1 1HX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 064182-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·