Closed tender

Debt Collection

Details

Topic
Collection agency services
Published
9 September 2026
Submission
12 October 2026

Tender description

The Scope of this proposed service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st and 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased.  DCAs play a key part in reducing the debt currently held by United Utilities. The scope of this tender covers household (Domestic) debt only. The objective for all Suppliers to undertake Debt Collection activities and secure payment of money owed by debtors, in-line with Fair Pay Guidelines. United Utilities will provide Customer Data containing the details of the Debts to the Supplier who will work through the agreed processes to collect the Debts and remit the collected funds back to United Utilities including any additional information obtained whilst securing payment. All Suppliers must adhere to all applicable industry standards and Good Industry Practice and be able to ensure compliance and how failures are managed and resolved. Lot 126572: Lot 1 - Live, vulnerable & leaver FA The Scope of service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st & 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased. The scope of this tender covers household (Domestic) debt only. The objective is to undertake Debt Collection activities and secure payment of money owed by debtors, in-line with Fair Pay GuidelinesAttached as document Lot 126633: Lot 2 - BPO Outbound service (1) The Scope of service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st & 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased. The scope of this tender covers household (Domestic) debt only. The objective is to undertake Debt Collection activities and secure payment of money owed by debtors, in-line with Fair Pay GuidelinesAttached as document Lot 126634: Lot 3 - Trace & collection final debt (1) The Scope of service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st & 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased. The scope of this tender covers household (Domestic) debt only. The objective is to undertake Debt Collection activities and secure payment of money owed by debtors, in-line with Fair Pay GuidelinesAttached as document Lot 126635: Lot 4 - Tertiary & Reconnect (1) The Scope of service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st & 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased. The scope of this tender covers household (Domestic) debt only. The objective is to undertake Debt Collection activities and secure payment of money owed by debtors, in-line with Fair Pay GuidelinesAttached as document Lot 126636: Lot 5 – Probate services/deceased (1) The Scope of service will be for supply of Specialist Debt Collection Agency and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers to deliver standard Live 1st & 2nd, Doorstep visits, specialist vulnerable customer, Final accounts, Trace & Collect, low value placement & Probate/Deceased. The scope of this tender covers household (Domestic) debt only. The objective is to undertake Debt Collection activities and secure payment of money owed by debtors, in-line with Fair Pay GuidelinesAttached as document

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published9 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date12 October 2026

About the buyer

United Utilities Water Ltd is the regulated water and wastewater utility for the North West of England, and buys through its own commercial department. Category managers within the commercial department oversee markets such as construction and engineering. Large infrastructure schemes, including the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme, go to tender as multi-party contracts.

Over the past 5 years, most of United Utilities Water Ltd's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, IT services and waste, cleaning and environmental services.

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