CREDIT SEARCHES FOR COUNCIL TAX, BUSINESS RATES, RENTS AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES

Birmingham City Council
West Midlands
Selective procedure
2 January 2025 to 1 January 2029

Provision of credit search services and business intelligence data to assist in the collection of Council Tax, business rates, rent arrears, and Housing Benefit overpayments. The service enables the identification and tracking of debtors to improve recovery rates for current and former accounts.

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Awarded value: £500k; As published
Published: 27 January 2025
Awarded: 17 December 2024; TransUnion
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 1 January 2029

What the contract covers

Service and data provision

Provision of credit reference agency services and business intelligence data to support local authority debt collection and revenue recovery operations.

Credit reference agency data and business intelligence data to maximise collection rates of Council Tax, Housing Benefit overpayments and rent arrears, including former and current arrears

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service and data provision
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 48 months
Contract dates: 2 January 2025 to 1 January 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 66000000

Services in this contract

Geodemographic, consumer and location dataMain service£71k typicalCredit reference and business intelligence data to maximise debt collection

Lifecycle

Published
27 January 2025
Contract awardedto TransUnion
17 December 2024
Contract starts
2 January 2025
Contract ends
1 January 2029

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Birmingham City Council

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The supplier

TransUnion

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/278590/credit-searches-for-council-tax-business-rates-rents-and-the-benefit-services
Buyer reference: P0614_2025
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-dff70f9f-b63e-4b9c-9919-1532f57b4c2d
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Birmingham City Council. CREDIT SEARCHES FOR COUNCIL TAX, BUSINESS RATES, RENTS AND THE BENEFIT SERVICES. Contract award, 27 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/278590/credit-searches-for-council-tax-business-rates-rents-and-the-benefit-services (accessed 4 November 2026).