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Contracts Award Notice

DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

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05 Nov 2024 at 12:55

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process overseen by the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has successfully culminated in the awarding of a contract for the provision of secure mail and courier services. This contract falls under the industry category of mail delivery services (CPV 64121100) and parcel delivery services (CPV 64121200). The award stage was completed with DX Network Services Limited being selected as the supplier. The contract, valued at £427,450.2 GBP, spans from 1st November 2024 to 31st October 2027 and will primarily service the DVLA's needs in Swansea, Wales (postal code SA6 7JL). The procurement method employed was a selective tender through a call-off from a framework agreement, ensuring rigorous compliance with standards and requirements.

This procurement deal offers significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in logistics and secure courier services, especially those capable of managing high volumes and adapting to the dynamic needs of large governmental bodies like the DVLA. Large-scale courier companies with robust infrastructure and capacity to handle sensitive documents and parcels efficiently would be particularly well-suited to benefit from such tenders. The successful bidder, DX Network Services Limited, highlights the role of established operators in securing substantial contracts through demonstrating reliability and comprehensive service coverage.

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Notice Title

Contracts Award Notice

Notice Description

The business objective of this procurement is to provide a secure courier collection and delivery service for DVLA. The provision of such is essential to supporting all services and transactions where a physical token, documents or any other item is required to be sent to a recipient. The service will need to meet the requirements of this Specification and will provide the flexibility to meet the DVLA's changing requirements and volumes.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-88b5635f-ddeb-4791-bef1-378957e3d056
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/def77841-2d14-4419-9fe2-8139634bcacb
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

64121100 - Mail delivery services

64121200 - Parcel delivery services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£427,450 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£427,450 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
Not specified

Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Mynydd-bach
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DX NETWORK SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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