Award of Legal Services for Child Maintenance Service in Scotland to Harper Macleod LLP

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The Department for Work and Pensions awarded a contract to Harper Macleod LLP for the delivery of litigation and debt recovery activity, plus all associated enforcement activity required in Scotland linked to recovery of arrears owed by Paying Parents to Receiving Parents.

The contract was awarded following a Call Off Competition from the Crown Commercial Service Debt Resolution Service Framework RM6226 Lot 7 (Scottish Litigation).

It has an initial fixed period of 1 year, with extension options of 1 year, plus 1 year, plus a further period of up to 5 months, up to the maximum end date allowed under the DRS framework of 13/12/28.

The value of the initial one year fixed term is estimated at £1,842,806.00 excluding VAT (£2,211,367.00 including VAT).

If fully extended, the estimated value of the contract is £6,637,532.00 excluding VAT (£7,965,027.00 including VAT).

The estimated value includes all legal fees and disbursements arising as a result of contract activity for both the initial one year fixed term and the estimated full value if fully extended.

These values are based on the current scope of the contract, but the scope may reduce during the life of the contract and this may result in a reduction in the value of the contract during its term.

Under new procurement rules introduced in 2025, the Buyer is not required to publish a redacted copy of the contract, and therefore no contract has been attached to this award notice.