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Provision of Building Surveying, Mechanical & Electrical Advice

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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07 Aug 2026 at 12:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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22 Jul 2026 at 14:46

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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10 Jul 2026 at 14:12

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) procured specialist technical assurance services covering building surveying and mechanical and electrical advice. The work supports completion and verification of Survey on Expiry (SoE) and expiry works arising from the expiry of DVLA’s private finance initiative (PFI) contract. The services include business analysis consultancy related to the required technical assurance and verification activities. Delivery is across the United Kingdom, for assets and work associated with DVLA’s estate and the expiry works agreement. This is a central government requirement concerned with checking asset condition, confirming completion of work items and providing technical advice that supports DVLA’s acceptance of the completed works.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award for technical reasons, on the stated basis that there was an absence of competition. One lot was awarded to Arcadis Limited and ARCADIS LLP. The award date was 22 July 2026, and the contract was signed on 5 August 2026. The contract runs from 10 August 2026 to 9 February 2027. Its value is £150,116.40 excluding VAT, or £180,139.68 including VAT. The contract is active and the award is above the relevant threshold. The direct award continued Arcadis’s specialist technical assurance support beyond 31 July 2026. The published outcome identifies no competitive evaluation process because the procurement used a direct award.

This requirement indicates demand for integrated building surveying and mechanical and electrical technical assurance in a complex public estate environment. A credible competing supplier would need the professional capability to inspect and assess asset condition, maintain a defensible technical baseline, and advise on completion and verification of numerous expiry-related work items. Experience with private finance initiative contract expiry, expiry works agreements and client acceptance processes would be particularly relevant. The buyer’s stated rationale shows the value placed on continuity, established evidence and detailed knowledge of the existing asset record. Suppliers seeking comparable future work with DVLA would therefore need strong technical assurance systems, disciplined evidence management and the capacity to verify completed works to a public-sector client’s reasonable satisfaction.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Building Surveying, Mechanical & Electrical Advice

Notice Description

We have procured continued specialist technical assurance services from Arcadis beyond 31 July 2026 to support completion and verification of Survey on Expiry (SoE) / Expiry Works arising from DVLA's PFI contract expiry. Arcadis holds the established technical baseline and evidential record of asset condition, understands the full schedule of work items required, and has already supported DVLA in verifying completion to DVLA's reasonable satisfaction under the Expiry Works Agreement

Procurement Information

Abscence of Competion for technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c89e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075276-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£150,116 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£150,116 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 9 Feb 2027 6-12 months
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 & Vehicle Licensing Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA6 7JL
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arcadis LLP

Further Information

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