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Department for Work & Pensions

Enforcement Services for the Child Maintenance Service

Government ServicesCPV 75242110
Value£3.5m
Deadline11 Aug 2026
Published6 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 May 202618 days leftCloses 11 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Cathryn McCrink
cd.debtservcies@dwp.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The final submission deadline for Stage 3 is 11/8/26. See the Invitation to Suppliers document for submission deadlines for all other stages of the procurement process. Dates are subject to change and may be updated as outlined in the Invitation to Suppliers document. https://dwp2.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.5mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

This is a large award for Government & Public Administration — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Debt Recovery service across England and Wales linked to the recovery of child maintenance arrears owed by parents who have a responsibility to pay maintenance for their children.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060078
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
041605-2026
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