Planning

DVLA Enforcement

  • Wolverhampton City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-012112

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-064d28

Published 10 February 2026, 4:35pm



Scope

Reference

CWC26021

Description

City of Wolverhampton Council is exploring the adoption of devolved DVLA Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) enforcement powers, enabling it to directly identify, immobilise, remove, and manage untaxed vehicles using ANPR and DVLA data, and is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement to assess supplier capability to deliver a fully outsourced end‑to‑end enforcement service-including call handling, vehicle lifting, impounding, and customer fee processing-in order to reduce crime and anti‑social behaviour, improve public safety, and recover public revenue lost through VED evasion.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 79723000 - Waste analysis services
  • 98351000 - Car park management services

Contract locations

  • UKG39 - Wolverhampton

Engagement

Engagement deadline

17 February 2026

Engagement process description

Pre market engagement published via the ProActis Portal, this can be found on the following link: www.wolverhamptontenders.com. Suppliers who would like to participate should complete the questionnaire found within the relevant link and upload as a response to the question found within the "Market Warming" section.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contracting authority

Wolverhampton City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVBV-7568-LBLL

Civic Centre, St Peter's Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH

United Kingdom

Region: UKG39 - Wolverhampton

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government