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Provision of Engineering Services for DVLA Utilities and Drivers Programme

DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

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02 Apr 2025 at 11:20

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Summary of the contracting process

The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) based in Swansea, Wales, has awarded a contract for the provision of engineering services to BJSS Limited. The project, titled "Provision of Engineering Services for DVLA Utilities and Drivers Programme" and classified under the industry category of IT services (CPV code 72000000), aims to support the agency's change and operational programmes by integrating IT systems onto new, open-source, cloud-hosted platforms. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract period running from 1st April 2025 to 1st October 2026. This selective procurement was conducted through a call-off from a framework agreement, with a total contract value of £4,000,000.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in IT consulting, software development, and support services to enhance their portfolio and reputation by collaborating with a major government agency. Companies capable of providing technically skilled and experienced resources, particularly those proficient in re-architecting IT systems and adhering to stringent technological standards, stand to benefit greatly. The contract is particularly suited for SMEs and VCSEs, aligning with DVLA’s requirement for flexible delivery and the provision of highly skilled engineering developers and support services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Engineering Services for DVLA Utilities and Drivers Programme

Notice Description

DVLA requires a supplier to provide a supply of specialised resource to support the delivery of the departments ambitious change and operational programmes. These programmes broadly looks to re-architect and re-engineer all IT systems onto new, open-source, cloud-hosted commodity IT platforms. These systems are to integrate together and into a number of common components DVLA is seeking a supplier to provide expertise and specialism to boost capacity and enhance capability in order to meet the outcomes of this requirement. We require a supplier who is able to help us to uplift our internal capability with a range of skills, whilst providing a short-term uplift in capacity to assist in the delivery of a number of technical deliverables. DVLA will take the lead responsibility for delivery of programmes, projects or individual pieces of work. The supplier will generally work as part of DVLA blended teams and will need to adhere to the DVLA technology standards (work will be agreed via individual Statements of Work). The DVLA have an extensive change pipeline and approved programmes of work to be delivered, and need to ensure that there is a mechanism in place to ensure that development capacity required for deliverer can be onboarded in a timely manner to meet delivery objectives This service provision needs to be able to provide technically skilled, experienced resource to deliver the technical solutions to meet DVLAs programmes of work. DVLA requires a supplier to provide a flexible delivery of highly skilled Engineering developers/support services to aide in the design, development and support of the Utilities and Drivers Programmes of work. The supplier may also be required to support the components developed, this will be dependent on the maturity of to product that the statement of work will be aligned to. This would cover 4th line support (primarily investigation and code changes) in-hours (between 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday) with potential for out-of-hours. All deliverables must be in line with DVLA solutions. The appointed supplier shall have the ability to deliver a mix of engineering services in line with deliverables, as set out in the individual Statements of Work as well as having the ability to interact and give guidance on best practice and react to technical challenges.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-39360ae1-a054-4353-9e1d-88046cbe40c8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66f87fc6-4a90-4314-87bb-cde491fa3bf8
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Feb 202512 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 1 Oct 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY
Contact Name
Kelly Gimblett
Contact Email
kelly.gimblett@dvla.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01792

Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA6 7JL
Post Town
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL43 Swansea
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Mynydd-bach
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BJSS

Further Information

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