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title: "Provision of a Portal Based Encryption for Email Service PS6698"
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buyer: "Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# Provision of a Portal Based Encryption for Email Service PS6698

Buyer: Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-043645c9-c50a-48bd-983d-b497867485dd

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## Summary

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) bought a portal-based encryption service for email. The requirement is a software and information systems service, providing secure email encryption through an online portal. Delivery is associated with DVLA’s site in Swansea, Wales. The service supports the agency’s need to protect email communications, rather than the supply of general-purpose software or physical equipment. The procurement was conducted for DVLA, with Phoenix Software identified as the appointed supplier. The opportunity is relevant to providers of hosted or portal-based email security, encryption platforms and associated managed services, particularly those able to support a UK public-sector organisation from a Welsh delivery location.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. DVLA used a selective call-off from a framework agreement under the GCA framework. The tender deadline was 23 July 2026 at 5pm, and the contract was awarded to Phoenix Software on 25 August 2026. The awarded value is £127,198.41 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. One supplier is identified and no lot structure is set out. The procurement was classified as a services requirement and the published outcome records the award as active. The process description confirms that the award was completed through the framework route for transparency.

This award confirms demand from DVLA for portal-based email encryption delivered as a managed software service, at a scale suitable for a defined public-sector deployment. A future competitor would need a mature encryption platform, secure web-portal functionality and the operational capability to protect organisational email communications reliably. Experience supporting public-sector or similarly controlled environments would help demonstrate credibility, alongside clear arrangements for service delivery, support, security management and continuity. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so specialist security firms may be able to compete if they can access the relevant framework route or partner with an eligible framework supplier. Understanding DVLA’s requirement and framework purchasing route would be commercially useful.

## Notice

Award of Contract has been completed via GCA framework. Award published for transparency.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1c9cf6-8b54-4edb-ad31-6ed7c5c7fff7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £127,198 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £127,198 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Postcode area | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA6 7JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Mynydd-bach |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 09:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1c9cf6-8b54-4edb-ad31-6ed7c5c7fff7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1c9cf6-8b54-4edb-ad31-6ed7c5c7fff7
  28th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aa2f8a36-a2f4-4cff-ad1b-c06db738b50c
  n/a
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/82babaaf-868c-4d7b-b037-f0e824dc23f7
  n/a

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