Published date: 30 May 2024
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Closing: 11 July 2024, 12pm
Contract summary
Industry
Government services - 75131000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£4,741,520 to £12,070,615
Procurement reference
tender_395484/1360661
Published date
30 May 2024
Closing date
11 July 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
2 December 2024
Contract end date
1 December 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
What is an open procedure (above threshold)?
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This notice is published for transparency purposes. Please refer to the FTS notice for additional information.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is seeking to procure a service for the appointment of an Office Holder in Criminal Confiscation and Civil Recovery Cases. The CPS (or other body as applicable) would apply to the court for the appointment of Receivers and Trustees under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (for criminal confiscation and civil recovery casework) and the legislation that preceded the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (for criminal confiscation casework). The requirement is for a Framework Agreement to be put in place as the mechanism by which the CPS and other bodies will select an Office Holder to be put forward to the court for appointment.
The Office Holder will be appointed as a Receiver or Trustee either to manage assets or to take possession of and realise assets to pay a Confiscation Order in Criminal Confiscation Cases and to investigate the origins of assets, manage assets or to take possession of and realise assets subject to Civil Recovery Orders in Civil Recovery Cases.
The CPS has a specialist division dedicated to asset recovery - CPS Proceeds of Crime Division (CPS POCD). Proceeds of crime is the term given to money or assets gained by criminals during the course of their criminal activity. The authorities, including the CPS, have powers to seek to confiscate these assets so that crime doesn't pay. By taking out the profits that fund crime, we can help disrupt the cycle and prevent further offences. CPS POCD is a national service dedicated to asset recovery work. CPS POCD works with law enforcement agencies including the police, the National Crime Agency (NCA), His Majesty's Revenue & Customs and the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), as well as Regional Asset Recovery Teams (multi-agency), Asset Confiscation Enforcement teams (police, DWP & NCA), HM Courts & Tribunal Service and the Home Office.
The following types of Receiver/Trustee are in scope:
Criminal:
i. Management Receivers
ii. Enforcement Receivers
iii. NCA Receivers
Civil:
i. Interim Receivers
ii. Receiver in Connection with an Interim Freezing Order
iii. Receivers in Connection with Property Freezing Orders
iv. Receivers in Connection with Prohibition Orders
v. Trustees for Civil Recovery
The scope of work will include both domestic and incoming international asset recovery cases. It is desirable that Office Holders demonstrate digital capability, including the ability to manage and store digital assets, such as cryptocurrency, either in-house or via access to externally instructed capability due to the increase in cybercrime.
Receivers and Trustees are remunerated from the sums that they realise from the sale of the assets over which they are appointed. The CPS (and other bodies) do not offer indemnities and therefore if no assets are realised there is no scope for remuneration.
Please see the detailed specification in procurement documents.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
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