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Seeking contractors to provide Civil Execution Services through appointed Court Bailiffs who will enforce civil court orders by seizing and selling judgment debtors' goods, evicting tenants, and selling land parcels.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004888941

Issuing Organization

BC Attorney General

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

224563

Title

Civil Execution Services - Court Bailiffs

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2026/02/04 07:26:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2026/03/10 05:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Alina Lazar

Melissa.Strain@gov.bc.caq

Description

The Ministry of Attorney General is responsible for implementing and administrating a process for the provision of Civil Execution Services (CES) by Court Bailiffs appointed under the Sheriff Act.
Court Bailiffs are legally authorized to enforce court orders from civil proceedings; however they cannot execute any civil or criminal court order which entails the search, apprehension or arrest of individuals. The Court Bailiffs will provide CES involving the seizure and sale of judgment Debtor’s goods and chattels in order to satisfy a court order issued in civil proceedings.
The court orders that may be executed are set out in Schedule A (Services) to Appendix A: Contract Form. To satisfy a court order, Court Bailiffs can:

seize and sell judgment Debtor’s goods and chattels;
evict tenants from residential premises and turn over possession to the landlords, and seize/sell sufficient goods and chattels of the dispossessed tenant to satisfy costs; and
sell a specific parcel of land.

The Province is seeking Proponents to become Contractors that will employ individuals to be appointed as Court Bailiffs to provide CES in one or more Service Area.
The Province requires Contractors to have no less than the Minimum Experience of:
a)       at least one staff person with at least one year’s experience, since the end of 2020, executing civil court orders in British Columbia;
b)    a total of at least 3 years experience in the past 5 years from the Issue Date of all Proponent’s staff providing CES and/or commercial bailiff services; and
c)     at least one staff person who is a current Court Bailiff.
Additional proposed Court Bailiffs must have experience in the court or commercial bailiff industries.
The Province’s intent is to enter into Contracts with Proponents who have the highest overall ranking in each Service Area as set out in section 3.3.
Further details as to the scope of this opportunity and the requirements can be found within this RFP.

Disclaimer

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