Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Supplier Day For Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency
Reference number
PS/21/125A
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested service providers of this requirement and highlight that we plan to hold a 'Supplier Day' for the purpose of market sounding and to enable DVLA to describe and develop our proposed requirements.
The virtual Supplier Day has been scheduled for the 7th & 8th September and will be held via MS Teams.
Interested service providers must express their interest via e-mail to the named contact :-
I.1) Name and addresses (please identify all contracting authorities responsible for the procedure)
steve.bradley@dvla.gov.uk & mandy.hodgson@dvla.gov.uk
By 14:00 hours on Friday 29th July quoting reference PS/21/125A - Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency.
Following the Supplier Day, DVLA will form a strategy and anticipates commencing either a combined procurement or individual procurements with the publication of a finder tender service and a contract notice in October 2022.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) currently has a contract for the:
Provision of Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) Testing & Confirmation Services.
This contract aides the DVLA in making driving licensing decisions.
CDT sample screening provides further information of possible alcohol misuse/ dependency through the analysis of blood samples.
DVLA is exploring future services and viable options.
DVLA encourages fair and transparent procurement and omissions from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement. It should be noted that responding to this notice does not place any service provider in an advantageous position.
CDT sample screening through the analysis of blood samples.
Due to the unpredictable nature of the volumes the Authority are unable to guarantee minimum or maximum volumes for this service. Below are our forecasted annual volumes for contract years starting 1st July 2023. Our expected contract duration will be 3 years with options to extend for a further 1 year + 1 year at the sole discretion of the DVLA.
Year Forecasted volumes
2023 30279
2024 31010
2025 31768
2026 32547
2027 33338
The value of the contract is estimated to be between £2,000,000 & £4,000,000
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 October 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes