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title: "Provision of Support and Maintenance Mailing Machines and Ancillary Equipment"
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# Provision of Support and Maintenance Mailing Machines and Ancillary Equipment

Buyer: DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-be53779d-dd6e-43db-9084-f32e97ef4ff2

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## Summary

The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is conducting a procurement process titled "Provision of Support and Maintenance Mailing Machines and Ancillary Equipment." This tender falls under the services category, specifically focusing on mailing equipment. The procurement method utilised is an open procedure, and the contract period runs from 2nd April 2018 to 1st April 2020. The tender was awarded on 27th March 2018, with a total contract value of £1,578,726. The services will be delivered across several locations, including Swansea and its surrounding areas in the UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses poised to supply maintenance and support services, particularly for firms that specialise in mailing systems and ancillary equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to compete, as this contract aligns with their capabilities. Companies with experience in high-volume printing and mailing operations will find this tender ideal, given DVLA’s requirement to maintain a fleet of mailing machines responsible for handling millions of mail items annually.

## Notice

This oultines the requirements for the support and maintenance of the Agency's strategically preferred mailing platform by a single supplier. This document is aimed at potential suppliers for the support and maintenance of DVLA's mailing machinery and ancillary devices: Output Services Group (OSG) provides the Agency with its print & mail functionality. It is responsible for producing the Agency's entire customer facing documentation and in 2016/17 despatched more than 93.5 million items of mail to its customers. The operation is based over two sites within five miles of each other. The department produces a number of high volume output on a variety of different stationery types, the main transactions are: V11 Tax reminder - 27.6m per year HRC Registration document - 17.5m per year Photo on licence (POL) 10.4m per year OSG has a mailing machine fleet of 12 systems for which it is seeking support and maintenance, 7 on the Ty-Felin Site and 5 on the Morriston Site.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8699fe69-72fe-4a93-882f-234e5bba2a5c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Apr 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2018 - 1 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,578,726 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,578,726 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BOWE SYSTEC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30133000 - Mailing equipment

## Release History

- 13 Apr 2018 at 09:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8699fe69-72fe-4a93-882f-234e5bba2a5c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8699fe69-72fe-4a93-882f-234e5bba2a5c
  13th April 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=312089628
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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