---
title: "Provision of a Direct Debit Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0451ba"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY"
published: "2024-04-12"
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# Provision of a Direct Debit Solution

Buyer: DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0451ba

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## Summary

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has awarded a contract to Target Group Limited for the provision of a Direct Debit Solution. The contract is valued at £11.17 million and was signed on 11th April 2024. The DVLA intends to start the service on 1st June 2024 to ensure the continuous operation of the existing Direct Debit service. The opportunity for a future Direct Debit Service will be advertised later. The DVLA decided to award the contract without a call for competition due to the absence of competition for technical reasons.

This procurement process offers an opportunity for businesses in the financial and insurance services sector. Companies experienced in providing Direct Debit solutions for governmental agencies and large-scale operations would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract aims to facilitate road safety and law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicles, in line with the DVLA's primary aims as an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. DVLA intends to award a contract to Target Group Limited for the provision of a Direct Debit Service commencing on 1st June 2024. This is to ensure continuous operation of the existing Direct Debit service; allowing enough time for DVLA to undertake a new tender process for a future Direct Debit Service. The future Direct Debit Service opportunity will be advertised in line with the relevant contract regulations. DVLA intends to award the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 32.2 (b) ii. The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: * absence of competition for technical reasons DVLA will not enter the proposed contract before 23rd April 2024.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) (The Authority) is an Executive Agency of DfT, based in Swansea. The Agency's primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). A DD payment option was introduced from 1st October 2014 which enables End Users to currently pay the full annual VED amount in one annual instalment, pay for a 6-month licensing period in one instalment or opt to spread the costs evenly over the term of a 12-month licensing period. * Currently, over 1.3 million mandates are created per month, this is split between circa new (40%) and renewed (60%) mandates. * On average, Direct Debit payments total approximately PS225m a month. * The total value of the contract for the financial years 2018-2023 is in the region of PS25 million

### Procurement Information

DVLA intends to award the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 32.2 (b) ii. The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: * absence of competition for technical reasons

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011930-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £11,170,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TARGET GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 12 Apr 2024 at 10:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011930-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk

## Provenance

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