Contract

Publishing & Associated Services - Official Publisher of the UK Driving Standards Agency and the Official Highway Code Variation (Extension)

  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-002247

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030f60

Published 25 January 2022, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

Bristol

BS5 0DA

Email

commercialenquiries@DVSA.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Publishing & Associated Services - Official Publisher of the UK Driving Standards Agency and the Official Highway Code Variation (Extension)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79970000 - Publishing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Publishing services concession contract.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 October 2019

End date

30 September 2023

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

K280020064

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

4 January 2019

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

The Stationery Office Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £9,350,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract Variation – DVSA has elected to award the first of the two 12 month extension options available under this contract which following an initial 36 months has a potential total term not exceeding 60 months.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 79970000 - Publishing services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

Publishing services concession contract

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Start date

1 October 2018

End date

30 September 2023

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£9,350,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

The Stationery Office Ltd

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

Contract Variation – DVSA has elected to award the first of the two 12 month extension options available under this contract which following an initial 36 months has a potential total term not exceeding 60 months.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

The extension option we are taking up formed part of the contract let. Therefore, DVSA does not need to consider a change of contractor at this stage.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £11,350,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £11,350,000