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Provision of a Direct Debit Solution

DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

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12 Apr 2024 at 10:06

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Summary of the contracting process

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has awarded a contract to Target Group Limited for the provision of a Direct Debit Solution. The contract is valued at £11.17 million and was signed on 11th April 2024. The DVLA intends to start the service on 1st June 2024 to ensure the continuous operation of the existing Direct Debit service. The opportunity for a future Direct Debit Service will be advertised later. The DVLA decided to award the contract without a call for competition due to the absence of competition for technical reasons.

This procurement process offers an opportunity for businesses in the financial and insurance services sector. Companies experienced in providing Direct Debit solutions for governmental agencies and large-scale operations would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract aims to facilitate road safety and law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicles, in line with the DVLA's primary aims as an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Direct Debit Solution

Notice Description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. DVLA intends to award a contract to Target Group Limited for the provision of a Direct Debit Service commencing on 1st June 2024. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing Direct Debit service; allowing enough time for DVLA to undertake a new tender process for a future Direct Debit Service. The future Direct Debit Service opportunity will be advertised in line with the relevant contract regulations. DVLA intends to award the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 32.2 (b) ii. The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: * absence of competition for technical reasons DVLA will not enter the proposed contract before 23rd April 2024.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) (The Authority) is an Executive Agency of DfT, based in Swansea. The Agency's primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). A DD payment option was introduced from 1st October 2014 which enables End Users to currently pay the full annual VED amount in one annual instalment, pay for a 6-month licensing period in one instalment or opt to spread the costs evenly over the term of a 12-month licensing period. * Currently, over 1.3 million mandates are created per month, this is split between circa new (40%) and renewed (60%) mandates. * On average, Direct Debit payments total approximately PS225m a month. * The total value of the contract for the financial years 2018-2023 is in the region of PS25 million

Procurement Information

DVLA intends to award the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 32.2 (b) ii. The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: * absence of competition for technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0451ba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011930-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£11,170,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Apr 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY
Contact Name
Vikki John
Contact Email
vikki.john@dvla.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TARGET GROUP

Further Information

Notice URLs

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