Award

Safety Recall

  • Department for Transport

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005603

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e34f

Published 18 February 2025, 2:19pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Transport

Bristol

Email

dstcommercial@dvsa.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Safety Recall

Reference number

K280022733

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The MOT history service provides motorists with outstanding safety recall information, this data is supplied by the SMMT via and API and is critical to the agency continuing to drive up safety recalls rates.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £124,478.89

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Safety recall information

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

This recommendation is in accordance with Public Contracts Regulation (PCR) 2015 32(2)(b)(ii). SMMT have been identified as the only suitable provider that can meet our need. The MOT history service provides motorists with outstanding safety recall information, this data is supplied by the SMMT via and API and is critical to the agency continuing to drive up safety recalls rates. The SMMT are the only supplier of this data

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

K280022733

Title

Safety Recall

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

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

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited (SMMT)

London

Country

United Kingdom

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

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £124,478.89

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom