Tender: Insolvency Practitioner Services for Recovery of Council Debts – Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking a supplier for specialist Insolvency Practitioner services to recover outstanding debts where standard recovery methods have been exhausted. The appointed provider will manage complex insolvency cases for individuals and corporate entities to maximise recovery while ensuring compliance with insolvency legislation and professional standards, supporting collection of unpaid Council Tax, National Non-Domestic Rates (Business Rates) and Sundry Debts. The service must deliver end-to-end insolvency work including personal bankruptcy proceedings (financial investigations, statutory documentation, liaising with legal representatives and the Insolvency Service, and court attendance where required), corporate winding-up petitions (statutory demands, preparing and presenting petitions, instructing legal representatives and overseeing subsequent insolvency processes), and estate insolvency matters (asset investigations, engagement with executors and probate practitioners, and assessing the Council's creditor position). Providers must offer specialist advice on suitability of insolvency action, maintain accurate case management and reporting, ensure transparent financial reconciliation and audit trails, comply with Council policies and information security standards, and work collaboratively with Council officers, legal services, courts and other stakeholders. The Council is seeking demonstrable experience delivering insolvency services for local authorities or public sector organisations and the capacity to manage a varied portfolio of personal, corporate and estate insolvency cases.