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Civil news: opportunities for housing and HPCDS services

Expressions of interest are invited from 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders to deliver Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) and housing and debt work.

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We are inviting expressions of interest from organisations currently delivering housing and debt work to deliver services starting as soon as possible in 3 HPCDS areas:

  • Crewe

  • Hull

  • Walsall

We are also inviting expressions of interest for the following HPCDS areas from 1 April 2022:

  • Bath, Bristol

  • Lancaster

  • Stafford

This is for the delivery of HPCDS services until 30 September 2022. This opportunity is open to all 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders currently delivering housing and debt services and is not limited to current HPCDS providers.

Housing and debt work

We are also inviting expressions of interest to deliver housing and debt contract work in the following procurement areas until 31 August 2022:

  • City of Kingston upon Hull

  • Cheshire

  • Redcar and Cleveland

  • Shropshire

  • Staffordshire

  • South Tyneside

  • Trafford

  • Walsall

  • Wigan

This opportunity is open to all holders of the 2018 Standard Civil Contract and is not limited to current housing and debt providers. There is no limit to the number of contracts that can be awarded to deliver housing and debt services.

When awarding housing and debt contracts, preference will be given to organisations able to meet all the minimum contract requirements. This includes having an office with a permanent presence in the corresponding housing and debt procurement area.

However, we would also be interested to hear from organisations with an office which is a part-time presence in the corresponding procurement area.

When awarding HPCDS contracts preference will be given to organisations:

  • currently delivering housing and debt services from an office in the corresponding procurement area

  • able to start delivering services as soon as possible

How to apply

You can apply by downloading and completing the relevant expression of interest document from our civil tender page on GOV.UK – see below. The deadline is midday on 14 March 2022.

Further information

civil.contracts@justice.gov.uk – to return the expression of interest document

Civil tender activity 2022 – to find out more and download documents

Updates to this page

Published 24 February 2022