Tender

Provision of Enforcement Services

DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

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Tender

16 Jan 2025 at 15:19

Tender Notice
Tender

29 Nov 2024 at 11:31

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is currently seeking tenders for the provision of enforcement services across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland. This tender, titled "Provision of Enforcement Services," falls under the parking enforcement services category and has a total value of £220,000,000. The procurement follows an open procedure and is in the tender stage, with the submission deadline on 12th March 2025. The contract is set to commence on 1st November 2026 and end on 31st October 2031, covering diverse locations such as the British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, and other global regions. Interested suppliers should ensure their proposals meet the Government Buying Standards and register on the Jaggaer E-tendering portal for further details.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in enforcement services, particularly those with capabilities in vehicle immobilisation, removal, storage, disposal, and ANPR technologies. SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, with the capacity for subcontracting and consortium bids being acceptable. Businesses involved in parking enforcement, vehicle compliance technologies, or related services will find this a significant opportunity to grow their market presence and operational scale, given the extensive and detailed enforcement requirements and high targets forecasted by the DVLA.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Enforcement Services

Notice Description

Please note. This notice extends the closing date for opportunity 13aad80f-03b8-496b-b849-1b2ac144004c. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) invites tenders for the provision of enforcement services across the UK, including Northern Ireland. This service will help identify untaxed vehicles or vehicles that are in breach of Statutory off Road Notification (SORN) and, where necessary, immobilise or remove vehicles. The services required encompass: - Immobilisation, Removal, Storage and Disposal of vehicles - Enforcement Warning Notice Issuing Services and; - Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) services for detection and action against untaxed non-Compliant vehicles This service provision is to supplement other DVLA Enforcement actions undertaken and help DVLA to continue to improve on the high compliance rate of Vehicle Excise Duty collection. This provision will provide quick, robust and proportionate action against those who don't to comply. The services for all elements must be considered when submitting your proposals, although subcontracting and consortia-bidding is acceptable. All products and services procured by or on behalf of the Authority must comply with the Government Buying Standards (GBS) and the Supplier must be able to meet and evidence compliance with the relevant GBS. The Annual Enforcement Targets for the first Contract Year are forecast to be: -118,500 Clean Enforcement Actions to include up to 2,500 Motorcycles and 125 Heavy Goods Vehicles. - 62,000 Enforcement Warning Notices. - The required volume of ANPR Actionable Images from the supplier fleet is a minimum of 14,000 per month, which correctly identify an unlicenced vehicle on the road. As a guideline, to deliver this volume of Actionable Images the total number of ANPR reads would need to be in the region of 4,000,000 per month. It is anticipated that the Authority will provide a minimum of a further 5,000 Actionable Images from their own fleet of vehicles into the suppliers Back Office function each month. Please be aware that forecasted targets are non-binding and for indicative purposes only. Suppliers must have the ability to scale up and down to meet DVLA business needs. Suppliers wishing to view and apply for this opportunity, must visit register on the Jaggaer E-tendering portal at: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com Please refer to Project: tender_6387 - Provision of Enforcement Services Your Tender must be submitted through the Jaggaer E-tendering portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fd72eb61-0d31-4769-87fc-89db0a9a155b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/505214cf-e48b-4b82-a964-4f21e71e1501
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98351110 - Parking enforcement services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£220,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Mynydd-bach
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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