Planning

Provision of cheque and Postal orders Courier

DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Planning

23 Nov 2023 at 10:58

Planning

23 Nov 2023 at 10:57

Planning

22 Nov 2023 at 15:40

Planning

14 Nov 2023 at 15:38

Summary of the contracting process

The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is planning a procurement process for the provision of a cheque and postal orders courier service. The opportunity involves collecting and transporting cheques and postal orders to a processing hub in Rotherham. The engagement end date is set for 31st December 2023, with the contract expected to start on 1st August 2024. The procurement falls under the industry category of courier services and is currently in the planning stage.

This tender presents an opportunity for bank-approved secure cheque couriers to bid for providing services to the DVLA. The selected supplier will need to collect and transport cheques and postal orders securely, catering to various regions across the United Kingdom. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract, which is scheduled to be tendered in January 2024 and set to commence in August 2024.

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Notice Title

Provision of cheque and Postal orders Courier

Notice Description

The notice published is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and is used to assist in engaging the market to inform of the upcoming tender opportunity. The DVLA will be issuing the tender opportunity for a cheque courier service in January 2024 and the contract will commence on 1st August 2024. This opportunity will be published on find a tender and contracts finder webpages. A brief description of the service: Currently DVLA receives and banks approximately 1.6 million combined cheques and postal orders per annum (approximately 31,000 cheques per week) , as payment for various Driver and Vehicle service streams. Following a Government Banking Procurement exercise awarded in 2014, Barclays Bank PLC were appointed the banking provider for DVLA on 24 March 2015. DVLA require a next day secure cheque courier to collect cheques and postal orders twice a week and transport them securely to a designated cheque processing hub in Rotherham, location is subject to change. This does not have to be a dedicated service, DVLA cheques and postal orders can be part of a secure bulk movement with other companies' Cheques/Postal orders. For this service all suppliers must be bank approved secure cheque couriers. This notice has also been published on 'Find a Tender' web service, which can be found in the below link. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033666-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f528fc4-235a-45bf-ad4d-b89514c03564
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

64120000 - Courier services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Dec 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DVLA - 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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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