Vtn - Direct Award - not Open - Contract for Potentially Fraudulent Covid Loan Application... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : United Kingdom

Summary : Vtn - Direct Award - not Open - Contract for Potentially Fraudulent Covid Loan Application Investigation (Open Cases)

Deadline : 07 Jan 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 111556315

Document Ref. No. : PR_4588

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : GBP 45000000

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Tender Details

Following a Request for Proposal, Submission, Review and Negotiation DBT intends to direct award a contract to NATIS (The National Investigation Service) to continue to deliver an enforcement function for DBT in relation to Bounce Back Loans. During the Covid-19 pandemic, DBT (formerly BEIS) guaranteed ~£46bn through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) via the British Business Bank. Ministers are keen to see action taken to recover the fraudulently taken loans.



Natis currently provide the service and DBT is looking to award a new contract from expiry of the current one 31st March 2025 to NATIS to ensure continuation of the services in respect of cases which are already open. This contract will not include submitting new cases to NATIS. Options in respect of new cases or cases where investigations have not yet begun are being considered by DBT. The requirement covered by the new contract will be for 3 further years activity (plus 3 options of 6 month consecutive extensions).



There are 169 open cases, some of which include Serious Organised Crime (SOC). DBT requires NATIS to continue with the existing caseload and recover funds that have been fraudulently obtained in the BBLS.



This procurement is for a contract to cover a three-year service provision (plus 3 options of 6 month consecutive extensions) for continuation of investigations into cases already opened (169) of potentially fraudulent COVID loan applications.



The service provided by NATIS...
Location Of Contract : United Kingdom
Industry : Fraud audit services - 79212400
Value Of Contract : £45, 000, 000
Published Date : 10 December 2024
Closing Date : 7 January 2025

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 Tender Notice