Tender

Provision of Enforcement Services

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

16 Jan 2025 at 15:16

Tender

29 Nov 2024 at 11:28

Planning

17 Nov 2023 at 15:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is inviting tenders for the provision of enforcement services across the UK, including Northern Ireland. This tender seeks to contract services for identifying and dealing with untaxed vehicles or those breaching the Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). The services required include immobilisation, removal, storage, and disposal of vehicles, issuing enforcement warning notices, and the provision of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) services. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage under an open procedure, with a submission deadline of 12th March 2025. The total contract value is estimated at £183.3 million, and the contracts span a duration of 1800 days with potential for two 12-month extensions at the discretion of the authority.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in vehicle enforcement and towing services. Companies with expertise in vehicle immobilisation, removal, storage, and disposal, as well as those proficient in providing ANPR technology, will find this tender advantageous. Additionally, the requirements for high compliance with Vehicle Excise Duty collection offer ample room for growth and scalability within the contract duration, providing consistent work volume. Subcontracting and consortia-bidding are permitted, allowing for collaborative bids from enterprise networks. This procurement is an excellent opportunity for businesses capable of delivering quick, robust, and proportionate enforcement actions to help DVLA maintain and enhance high compliance rates in vehicle excise duty collection.

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Notice Title

Provision of Enforcement Services

Notice Description

Please note. This notice extends the submission date for notice 2024/S 000-038573. 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

Lot Information

Provision of Vehicle Excise Duty Enforcement Services

DVLA will be conducting a retender process in early 2024 to select a supplier(s) to provide * Vehicle Immobilisation, * Removal, * Storage, * Disposal, * Enforcement Notice Issuing Services and; * Provision of Automatic Number Plate Recognition Services. DVLA is tendering for two potentially separate provisions. The first is a service for Immobilisation, Removal, Storage, and Disposal of vehicles and Enforcement Notice Issuing. The second is a service for non-compliant vehicle detection and reporting via ANPR technology. Both services are required for a sustainable UK wide geographical coverage and to manage significant volumes of transactions for the DVLA. The current volume of actions per year are as follows: * 118,500 immobilisation actions; * 62,000 warning notices; * 144,000 ANPR actionable images Suppliers must have the ability to scale up and down to meet DVLA business needs. DVLA would like to hold a Market Engagement event on 14th December 2023, which will explain the requirement further and explore new/innovative solutions for immobilisation, ANPR provision and all associated administrative services with interested parties. The Market Engagement Day will be held at DVLA's Innovation facility and will be a purely in person event. DVLA's Innovation facility is located at: Richard Ley Development Centre Upper Fforest Way Swansea Vale Llansamlet Swansea SA7 0AN DVLA anticipates commencing the procurement with the publication of a contract notice in March / April 2024. To register your interest in attending the Market Engagement Day and to request further information, please email the following: nicholas.beynon@dvla.gov.uk Additional information: PIN for information at this stage only. The date for the Market Engagement Day is 14th December 2023.

Lot 1

Please note. This notice extends the submission date for notice 2024/S 000-038573. 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 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. Additional information: Please note. This notice extends the submission date for notice 2024/S 000-038573.

Options: 2 x 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extension

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041ae8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001532-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services

98351110 - Parking enforcement services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£183,300,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£183,300,000 £100M-£1B
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
29 Apr 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Additional Buyers

DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENCING AGENCY

DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

Contact Name
Alun Vaughan, Nick Beynon
Contact Email
alun.vaughan@dvla.gov.uk, nicholas.beynon@dvla.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1792783296

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

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