# Covid-19 Counter-Fraud Investigation Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for International Trade](/buyers/department-for-international-trade/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Thurrock Council
- Award value: £9,900,000
- Tender value: £9,900,000
- Award date: 15 July 2024
- Published: 6 September 2024
- Contract start: 1 April 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c2b5eec6-d7f4-47e4-841e-d7541b611e63-783425
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d1f87eb-f4c4-4e13-8e52-145de0549c21

## Description

Provision of counter-fraud investigation services, primarily focused on the Bounce-Back Loans Scheme \(BBLS\) that was managed by the British Business Back on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy \(BEIS\)\. The primary goal of this service is to disrupt criminal activity relating to Bounce Back Loan \(BBL\) fraud, deliver recoveries for the taxpayer, and to provide a deterrent effect in relation to the abuse of public sector schemes\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2b5eec6-d7f4-47e4-841e-d7541b611e63-783425)