Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Enforcement Services - STA
Notice Description
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
Lot 1
DVLA has awarded this contract for the provision of Enforcement Services commencing on 1st February 2026 for 9 months with the option of a 3 month extension. This contract is to ensure continuity of service and also to allow a full twelve month implementation period for the successful bidder (currently unknown) for the long term Enforcement contract PS 23 45. This requirement was highlighted during market engagement as an essential requirement to a successful implementation. The standstill period as prescribed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 concluded at 23:59 on Monday 13 January 2025 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
Procurement Information
DVLA has awarded the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the following provisions of 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 32.2 ( c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. 72.1 (b) . Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:-- for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor-- (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract; 72.2 ( c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:-- (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen [such as covid impact on public services ] (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c9c0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005391-2025
- 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
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £25,793,994 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENCING AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Nicholas Beynon
- Contact Email
- nicholas.beynon@dvla.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWANSEA
- Postcode
- N/A
- 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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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