--- title: "Provision of cheque and Postal orders Courier" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY" published: "2023-11-23" --- # Provision of cheque and Postal orders Courier Buyer: DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bac5d543-c67d-4a77-879c-c7b8de52bb28.json) ## Summary The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is planning a procurement process for the provision of a cheque and postal orders courier service. The opportunity involves collecting and transporting cheques and postal orders to a processing hub in Rotherham. The engagement end date is set for 31st December 2023, with the contract expected to start on 1st August 2024. The procurement falls under the industry category of courier services and is currently in the planning stage. This tender presents an opportunity for bank-approved secure cheque couriers to bid for providing services to the DVLA. The selected supplier will need to collect and transport cheques and postal orders securely, catering to various regions across the United Kingdom. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract, which is scheduled to be tendered in January 2024 and set to commence in August 2024. ## Notice The notice published is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and is used to assist in engaging the market to inform of the upcoming tender opportunity. The DVLA will be issuing the tender opportunity for a cheque courier service in January 2024 and the contract will commence on 1st August 2024. This opportunity will be published on find a tender and contracts finder webpages. A brief description of the service: Currently DVLA receives and banks approximately 1.6 million combined cheques and postal orders per annum (approximately 31,000 cheques per week) , as payment for various Driver and Vehicle service streams. Following a Government Banking Procurement exercise awarded in 2014, Barclays Bank PLC were appointed the banking provider for DVLA on 24 March 2015. DVLA require a next day secure cheque courier to collect cheques and postal orders twice a week and transport them securely to a designated cheque processing hub in Rotherham, location is subject to change. This does not have to be a dedicated service, DVLA cheques and postal orders can be part of a secure bulk movement with other companies' Cheques/Postal orders. For this service all suppliers must be bank approved secure cheque couriers. This notice has also been published on 'Find a Tender' web service, which can be found in the below link. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033666-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f528fc4-235a-45bf-ad4d-b89514c03564 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Dec 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY | | Locality | SWANSEA | | Post town | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 64120000 - Courier services ## Release History - 23 Nov 2023 at 10:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f528fc4-235a-45bf-ad4d-b89514c03564 - 23 Nov 2023 at 10:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc58ad56-7e88-4e94-9989-a9415b3578d2 - 22 Nov 2023 at 15:40 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99e114cc-ebdc-4336-bfc1-f62732f28aae - 14 Nov 2023 at 15:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78732f2d-205e-4fb7-9e53-be1e88342d65 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f528fc4-235a-45bf-ad4d-b89514c03564 23rd November 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc58ad56-7e88-4e94-9989-a9415b3578d2 23rd November 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99e114cc-ebdc-4336-bfc1-f62732f28aae 22nd November 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78732f2d-205e-4fb7-9e53-be1e88342d65 14th November 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033666-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=1 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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