--- title: "Prosecution and Legal Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY" published: "2024-05-02" --- # Prosecution and Legal Services Buyer: DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0456fd.json) ## Summary The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), a public body in the UK under the Department for Transport (DfT), is planning a procurement process for the Provision of Prosecution and Legal Services. This opportunity falls under the legal services category, and the contract will be for services in England and Wales. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future market engagement event scheduled for Thursday 9th May 2024. The initial contract period will be 4 years from the commencement date. This tender from the DVSA offers opportunities for legal service providers to engage in supporting enforcement functions related to road safety. Businesses specialising in legal services, particularly those with experience in prosecution and complex investigations, would be well-suited to participate in this procurement process. The DVSA will be the end user of these services, and interested suppliers should register for the market engagement event by 7th May 2024 for a chance to secure the contract. ## Notice The purpose of the PIN is to inform the market of the requirement and gather information and feedback from the market via a market engagement event. Following the market engagement event, DVSA intend to finalise the tender documentation and publish a tender via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The market engagement event will be taking place at 12:30hrs until 14:00hrs on Thursday 9 May 2024 via Microsoft Teams. How to Register If you wish to attend the market engagement event, please respond to commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk for the attention of Stacey Griffiths, confirming your attendance and the email addresses of those attending (a maximum of 2 per supplier), by 15:00hrs on Tuesday 7 May 2024. Once you have confirmed your intention to attend, an email invite will be sent with the link to Microsoft Teams together with a draft specification. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), invites proposals for the following requirement that will be met by a multi-supplier Framework. The contracts will be subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement for the Provision of Prosecution and Legal Services. DVSA are responsible for carrying out various enforcement functions on a number of different schemes relating to road safety. As a result of this activity, various types of offences are detected by DVSA Enforcement Officers (EOs) that may justify prosecution action through the court system. Once a decision has been taken to prosecute, the case papers are passed over to the DVSA Prosecution and Legal Services team ("PLS"), based in Bristol. PLS is responsible for progressing cases through the courts; dealing with all matters including the laying of information, adjournments, conclusion of the case and reporting back to the DVSA area customer. In addition to this, the DVSA undertakes Special Investigations that require specialist legal support, these are larger and more complex than the casework described above. PLS require specialist legal support to assist these activities. For the purpose of this contract PLS will be the end user of the Services. The Services are required in England and Wales. The Initial Contract Period will be for 4 years from the Commencement Date. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014265-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Apr 2024 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY | | Locality | BRISTOL | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 2 May 2024 at 16:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014265-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/10486759018F3A0A9D8F ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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