Planning

DVSA Card Payments, Direct Debit Services and Merchant Acquirer

DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY

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Planning

12 Dec 2023 at 17:40

Summary of the contracting process

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is planning to award a contract for card payments, direct debit, and merchant acquiring services, with the intended contract start in mid-2024. The consolidation of these services aims to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance service quality. Interested suppliers must respond to the Payment Services RFI by January 8, 2024, via DfT's eSourcing Portal. Important dates include raising questions by December 29, 2023, and the future notice date on January 22, 2024.

This tender opportunity by DVSA presents a chance for businesses specialised in financial and insurance services, specifically banking and investment services, to compete. Companies offering payment processing, merchant acquiring, and direct debit collections services are well-suited to benefit from this opportunity. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase, intending to create a consolidated and efficient payment system catering to DVSA's requirements and enhancing customer experience.

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Notice Title

DVSA Card Payments, Direct Debit Services and Merchant Acquirer

Notice Description

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking to award a contract to a single supplier for a contract aggregating DVSA's card payments, direct debit and merchant acquirer services. The intended contract will be expected to start mid 2024. The initial contract period will be five (5) years. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) currently has separate contracts for card payment processing, merchant acquiring, and direct debit collections. This creates a fragmented and inefficient system, with different vendors, systems, and processes, leading to potential higher costs, increased complexity, and lower performance. To address these challenges and improve its payment operations, the DVSA aims to combine its current contracts into one integrated contract that covers all payment processing, merchant acquiring, and direct debit collections services. The goal is to streamline processes, reduce costs, improve service quality, and enhance cus-tomer experience. However, this task requires careful planning, coordination, and execution, as well as effective communication with stakeholders and vendors. The purpose of the PIN and RFI is to inform the market of the requirement and gather information and feedback from the market to help develop the specification in preparation for launching the tender. Following receipt of the information from suppliers in response to the RFI, DVSA intend to finalise the tender documentation and publish a tender via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Please read the Payment Services RFI document for further detail. Please respond to the questions in the Payment Services RFI document and submit your responses via DfT's eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 12:00hrs on 8th January 2024. This will appear as a Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). If you have any questions, raise them via DfT's eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 29th December 2023. The DfT's Sourcing Portal can be accessed at: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com The RFI opportunity can be accessed at: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/17365798018C59AE94DA If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer's helpdesk: 0800 069 8630 help_uk@jaggaer.com Note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register. If you do not know your number, search for it via the following link: https://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html If a DUNS number is not found, follow the guidance on how to acquire one.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The objective is to consolidate the PSP, Direct Debits, and Merchant Acquiring Services into a single comprehensive contract. This alignment aims to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and foster collaboration between the services for a more cohesive and effective payment infrastructure within the DVSA.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042515
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036580-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

66100000 - Banking and investment services

66110000 - Banking services

66111000 - Central bank services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Jan 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
dstcommerical@dvsa.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS5 0DA
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

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