# Debt Collection and Enforcement Services \(DCES\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Advantis Credit Limited
- Award value: £7,900,000
- Tender value: £7,900,000
- Award date: 8 August 2024
- Published: 13 September 2024
- Contract start: 3 February 2025
- Contract end: 2 February 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ee2636e3-e808-4844-a312-5cb2aa35eef1-785384
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-86617a18-74c0-4d5d-a1c2-51184794486d

## Description

This contract is for the delivery of Crown Court Means Testing \(CCMT\) - Debt Collection and Enforcement Services \(DCES\) for the Legal Aid Agency \(LAA\)\. The supplier will provide national debt collection and enforcement services in relation to monies owed by means tested defendants who are in receipt of legal aid in respect of a case to be heard, or a case that has been heard and resulted in a conviction, in the Crown Court\. The services covers all Crown Courts in England and Wales\. The supplier will be responsible for the collection and enforcement of Legal Aid Contributions which requires case management, collection, enforcement and refund of monies where appropriate\. The Supplier must keep individuals fully engaged throughout the lifetime of the debt\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee2636e3-e808-4844-a312-5cb2aa35eef1-785384)