Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Berkeley House
Bristol
BS5 0DA
commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DVSA Unity Commercial Lead
Reference number
K280022129
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DVSA requires a Commercial Specialist for Consultancy Services to support it Unity Programme.
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: £128,800
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a direct award for specialist Consultancy Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is a 12 month extension option
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier
Explanation:
This was procured under Regulation 32 part 9 which states:
(9) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works and services consisting of the repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded following a procedure in accordance with regulation 26(1) and (2).
The contracts were previously awarded covering of the final test following a procedure in accordance with regulation 26(1) and (2).
Applying Regulation 32 part 9
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
Contract No
K280022129
Title
DVSA Unity Commercial Lead
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Expert Purchasing Solutions (Consultancy) Limited
Pound House, Old Charfield, Wotton Under Edge
South Gloucestershire
GL12 8LJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £128,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Berkeley House
Bristol
BS5 0DA
commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom