Contract awardedBailiffs

Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices

Lancashire County Council
North West
Open procedure
8 April 2026 to 7 April 2028

The contract involves the recovery of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) following the registration of debt at the Traffic Enforcement Centre. Successful bidders must act as certified Enforcement Agents to execute warrants for recovery. The service requires managing variable volumes of debt recovery across on-street and off-street parking contraventions, operating under the Traffic Management Act 2004 and Transport Act 2000.

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Awarded value: £3.1m; As published
Published: 16 May 2025
Awarded: 8 April 2026; CDER Group and Jacobs Enforcement
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 7 April 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of civil enforcement agency services for the recovery of unpaid penalty charge notices and associated debt collection activities.

Collection of revenue from unpaid Penalty Charge Notices issued for on- and off-street parking contraventions

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 8 April 2026 to 7 April 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 75242110, 98351110

Services in this contract

Enforcement agent servicesMain service£1.1m typicalCertified enforcement agents recovering unpaid parking PCN debt under Traffic Enforcement Centre warrants

Lifecycle

Published
16 May 2025
Contract awardedto CDER Group and Jacobs Enforcement
8 April 2026
Contract starts
8 April 2026
Contract ends
7 April 2028

The buyer

Lancashire County Council

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The suppliers

CDER Group

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321781/provision-of-enforcement-agency-services-for-the-collection-of-unpaid-penalty-ch
Buyer reference: BB/CORP/LCC/25/053
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-051546
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Lancashire County Council. Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices. Contract award, 16 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321781/provision-of-enforcement-agency-services-for-the-collection-of-unpaid-penalty-ch (accessed 5 November 2026).