Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Market Research Accreditation & Membership
Notice Description
DVLA has an ongoing business requirement for provision of Market Research Society membership and accreditation services. The DVLA Customer Insight Unit is an in-house team that carries out qualitative and quantitative research as well as a range of other research techniques such as usability testing with DVLA customers. DVLA is seeking to provide assurance to our customers that our market research function is delivering research to industry standards.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056a53
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049683-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £28,029 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £28,029 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jul 2025 - 30 Apr 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcetopay.helpdesk@dvla.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MORRISTON
- 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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049683-2025
19th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044808-2025
31st July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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