# Debt Recovery and Litigation Services

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Business and Trade.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Business and Trade](/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Shakespeare Martineau LLP](/suppliers/shakespeare-martineau/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £400,000
- Tender value: £400,000
- Award date: 10 December 2025
- Published: 2 February 2026
- Contract start: 8 December 2025
- Contract end: 7 December 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 013f2235-f1d6-416a-8745-2cc4f706bc0b-881695
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7fa8f3ae-7073-4308-97e4-c1272868e389

## Description

This Contract is for the provision of Debt Recovery and Litigation Services for the Department for Business and Trade \(DBT\)\. The Contract shall be for a period of 24 months with the option to extend by two further periods of 12 months \(2\+1\+1\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/013f2235-f1d6-416a-8745-2cc4f706bc0b-881695)