Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Contact
Barry Brierley
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-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
Provision of Personalised Registration Auction Services
Reference number
PS 24 48
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79342410 - Electronic auction services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of personalised registration auction services on a national (UK wide) basis. The services to be provided are:
1. Timed Online Auctions and Ancillary Services;
2. DVLA auction marketing and Associated Promotional Activity; and
3. Hosting, design, content and functionality of bilingual (English & Welsh) website www.dvlaauction.co.uk
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: £8,720,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of personalised registration auction services on a national (UK wide) basis. The services to be provided are:
1. Timed Online Auctions and Ancillary Services;
2. DVLA auction marketing and Associated Promotional Activity; and
3. Hosting, design, content and functionality of bilingual (English & Welsh) website www.dvlaauction.co.uk
The Contract is for an initial term of 3 years and 6 months which shall be comprised of:
• a period of 6 months for the delivery of an Implementation Plan (termed the "Transition & Implementation Period"), followed by
• the period commencing from the end of the Transition & Implementation Period until the expiry of the initial term and any extensions granted by the Buyer.
The Buyer reserves the right to offer two separate extensions of 12 months each, to provide for a maximum of two further years.
The maximum Contract duration (including optional extensions) will therefore be 5 years and 6 months (i.e. 3.5 +1 +1 years).
No Timed Online Auctions (and therefore no revenue generation) will take place under this Contract during the Transition and Implementation Period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-025229
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PS 24 48
Title
Provision of Personalised Registration Auction Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John Pye & Sons Limited
Nottingham
NG7 7EA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,720,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
London
Country
United Kingdom