AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Insolvency Service published an award and contract notice for external data checks supporting Debt Relief Order applications. The published contract record names EXPERIAN LIMITED and states a contract value of £540,000.
Published outcomeAward and contract notice published; the award and contract records are marked active. The contract record gives a signature date of 14 October 2026.
Market significanceThe requirement concerns identity, debt-liability and asset-ownership checks within the Debt Relief Order application process, procured through a G-Cloud 14 call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EXPERIAN LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 098959-2026-TIS0897-1 · Lots 1 · £540,000 shared contract value; not separately allocated by supplier or lot GBP · Verified supplier on active award
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Supplier verification matches company number 00653331 to EXPERIAN LIMITED. The active award names Experian and relates to lot 1; the linked contract has a total value of GBP 540,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is "awarded", source_status is "complete", and release tags are ["award","contract"].
Award record
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098959-2026-TIS0897-1 has status "active".
Contract record
98% confidenceActive; signed 14 October 2026
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Contract 098959-2026-TIS0897-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot record
98% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 has status "cancelled" in the tender data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£540,000
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Contract 098959-2026-TIS0897-1 states value amount 540000 and currency GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceNot published separately
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The award-level value_amount is null; value is supplied only on the contract record.
Lot value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 value_amount and currency are null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and release_date are 2026-10-20T12:30:51+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_end_at is null and no contract period is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExternal data checks for Debt Relief Order applications
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The description states that external data checks are required as part of the DRO application process.
Intended checks
98% confidenceIdentity verification, current debt-liability assessment and asset-ownership assessment
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The description states the checks support verification of applicant identity and assessment of current debt liability position and asset ownership.
Procurement route
99% confidenceG-Cloud 14 call-off
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Lot 1 description says "Call Off from G Cloud 14" and the rationale says the procurement was completed via G-Cloud framework.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification lists CPV 72000000.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The item delivery address region is "UK".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Stated rationale
99% confidenceCompleted via G-Cloud framework
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procurementMethodRationale states "N/A- This was completed via G-Cloud framework".
Award criterion
96% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains one criterion with type "price".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract value
99% confidence£540,000
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The linked contract states GBP 540,000.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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The contract record status is "active".
Signature
99% confidenceSigned 14 October 2026
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The contract record explicitly provides dateSigned of 14 October 2026.
Duration and end date
99% confidenceNot published
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No contract start, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms are supplied.
Options
96% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceFramework call-off for external data-checking services
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The lot is described as a G-Cloud 14 call-off and the requirement is for external data checks.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe £540,000 contract value is published at contract level, with no lot-level breakdown
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The linked contract gives GBP 540,000 while lot 1 has no value.
Selection insight
99% confidenceNo published evaluation narrative or scoring explains the selection
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The notice supplies a price criterion but no scores, ranking, tender responses or award justification beyond the framework route.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award/contract statuses
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while the linked award and contract are marked active
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Tender lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award and contract 098959-2026-TIS0897-1 both have status "active".
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe published £540,000 is a contract-level value and is not published as a lot value
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Contract value is GBP 540,000; lot value is null.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier legal identity verified by company number
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Company number 00653331 is matched by company_number to EXPERIAN LIMITED.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation on bids, scoring, start/end dates, duration, pricing and extensions was not supplied in the published notice
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Relevant fields are null or absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains an unresolved status inconsistency: the related lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, ranking or detailed award rationale is published.
- The £540,000 figure is published only as a contract-level value; no lot-level allocation is supplied.
- The notice does not provide a detailed pricing structure or service-level specification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
The Insolvency ServiceEXPERIAN LIMITEDExperianDebt Relief OrderDRO credit checksG-Cloud 14public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the DRO credit checks requirement?
The verified legal supplier is EXPERIAN LIMITED, company number 00653331. The source notice names the supplier as Experian.
What value is published for the contract?
The linked contract record states a value of £540,000. No separate lot value is published.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record states a signature date of 14 October 2026.
Was this competed through an open tender?
No. The notice describes a limited procedure without prior publication, completed through the G-Cloud framework.
Is the procurement status fully consistent?
No. The award and contract are marked active, but the related lot is marked cancelled in the supplied tender data.
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