Contract awardedBailiffs

External Enforcement Agents

Newcastle City Council
North East
Open procedure
6 November 2024 to 5 November 2028

Provision of enforcement and debt collection services covering Council Tax, National Non-Domestic Rates, Business Improvement District levies, commercial rent, parking enforcement, and recovery of Housing Benefit overpayments and sundry debts. The contract involves multi-supplier delivery to support the recovery of outstanding council revenue streams.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £10m; As published
Published: 25 July 2024
Awarded: 5 November 2024; CDER Group and Jacobs Enforcement
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 5 November 2028

What the contract covers

Service

Provision of professional enforcement agent and debt collection services for local authority tax, business rates, and sundry debt recovery.

Enforcement agent and debt collection services to recover Council Tax
Enforcement agent and debt collection services to recover National Non-Domestic Rates
Enforcement agent and debt collection services to recover Business Improvement District Levy
Enforcement agent and debt collection services to recover Commercial Rent
Parking enforcement
Recovery of Housing Benefit Overpayment and Sundry Debt

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 48 months
Contract dates: 6 November 2024 to 5 November 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 75242110, 98351110

Services in this contract

Enforcement agent servicesMain service£1.1m typicalEnforcement agents for council tax, rates, parking and sundry debt

Lifecycle

Published
25 July 2024
Contract awardedto CDER Group and Jacobs Enforcement
5 November 2024
Contract starts
6 November 2024
Contract ends
5 November 2028

The buyer

Newcastle City Council

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The suppliers

CDER Group

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Jacobs Enforcement

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/252170/external-enforcement-agents
Buyer reference: P-008701/C-013057
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-ca7e834b-5a5e-4d64-a69c-c762425c88e6
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Newcastle City Council. External Enforcement Agents. Contract award, 25 July 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/252170/external-enforcement-agents (accessed 5 November 2026).