Contract awardedBailiffs

RE-TENDER CPU 4035 For the provision of Debt Recovery Enforcement Agents

Nottingham City Council
East Midlands
Open procedure
1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028

Debt recovery and enforcement agency services covering Council Tax, National Non Domestic Rates, Business Improvement District levies, commercial rents, and traffic debts. The contract involves the appointment of multiple enforcement agents to manage recovery processes across these diverse debt streams, requiring adherence to statutory enforcement procedures and reporting requirements for local authority debt portfolios.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.2m; As published
Published: 30 July 2025
Awarded: 11 May 2026; Marston Holdings, Bristow & Sutor and equita limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 30 November 2028

What the contract covers

Concession contract

Provision of debt recovery and certified enforcement agent services for council tax, business rates, commercial rents, and sundry debt portfolios.

Debt recovery and certified enforcement services for Council Tax Debt, National Non Domestic Rates Debt (NNDR), Business Improvement District Levy Debt (BIDS), Commercial Rents Debt and other sundry debts, as required

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Concession contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79940000, 98000000

Services in this contract

Enforcement agent servicesMain service£1.1m typicalEnforcement agents for council tax, NNDR, BID levy, commercial rent and traffic debt

Lifecycle

Published
30 July 2025
Contract awardedto Marston Holdings, Bristow & Sutor and equita limited
11 May 2026
Contract starts
1 December 2025
Contract ends
30 November 2028

The buyer

Nottingham City Council

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Marston Holdings

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Bristow & Sutor

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equita limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325213/re-tender-cpu-4035-for-the-provision-of-debt-recovery-enforcement-agents
Buyer reference: CPU 4035
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-056982
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Nottingham City Council. RE-TENDER CPU 4035 For the provision of Debt Recovery Enforcement Agents. Contract award, 30 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325213/re-tender-cpu-4035-for-the-provision-of-debt-recovery-enforcement-agents (accessed 4 November 2026).