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Enforcement Agent Commissioning

 

 

Meeting: 14/01/2026 - Executive (Item 451)

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Purpose:

To seek approval to initiate a procurement process to tender for the provision of Enforcement Agent services.

 

Recommendations:

That Executive resolves to:

1.    Approve the process to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint Enforcement Agent services for the Council; and,

2.    Note, that the procurement exercise will be undertaken via a Dynamic Purchasing System; and in partnership Cheltenham Borough, Stroud District, Tewkesbury Borough, Cotswold District and the Forest of Dean District councils.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Alaric Smith, Executive Member for Finance, introduced the item, the purpose of which was to seek approval to initiate a procurement process to tender for the provision of Enforcement Agent services.

 

In his presentation Councillor Smith made the following points:

 

  • The current contract was due to expire on 2 October 2026, and a new contract was required to ensure continuity of service.
  • The Enforcement Agent service was a critical function supporting recovery of outstanding debts to the Council.
  • Enforcement and debt collection agencies were a last resort however they remained an essential resource.
  • The open tender process would be undertaken via a Dynamic Purchasing System in partnership with five other councils.
  • The contract would be awarded for three years with an option to extend for a further two, subject to performance.
  • A contract would be created for each Local Authority. This meant West Oxfordshire would not be impacted by LGR.

 

Councillor Smith proposed accepting the recommendations of the report.

 

Councillor Duncan Enright, Deputy Leader of the Council, seconded the proposal.

 

This was voted on and approved unanimously.

 

RESOLVED:

That Executive:

  1. Approved the process to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint Enforcement Agent services for the Council; and,
  2. Noted, that the procurement exercise will be undertaken via a Dynamic Purchasing System; and in partnership Cheltenham Borough, Stroud District, Tewkesbury Borough, Cotswold District and the Forest of Dean District councils.

 

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