Contract

TARS Legacy Services

  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-032402

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04a71a

Published 9 October 2024, 12:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

TARS Legacy Services

Reference number

K280022371

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

DVSA requires services to support and develop it’s TARS Legacy family of systems until transition to the future Driver Services Platform. These systems support 3 core services for DVSA:

• Driver and Rider Practical tests

• Instructor Services, and

• Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.

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: £19,680,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of this procurement it to appoint a single supplier for the provision of TARS Legacy Services to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. This procurement is being completed in accordance with Public Contracts Regulation (PCR) 2015 32(2)(b)(ii).

The contract term is 3 years at a value of £9,840,000. The contract will include 3 annual options to extend up to a maximum value of £9,840,000, resulting in a potential maximum contract value of £19,680,000.

TARS legacy services will be replaced by the Driver Services Platform (DSP).

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

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). BJSS have been identified as the only suitable provider that can meet our need as they are the only supplier who have the technical knowledge of how to run and manage the legacy systems.

The contract term is 3 years at a value of £9,840,000. The contract includes 3 annual options to extend up to a maximum value of £9,840,000, resulting in a potential maximum contract value of £19,680,000.

TARS legacy services will be replaced by the Driver Services Platform (DSP).

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

Title

TARS Legacy Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 September 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

BJSS Limited

Leeds

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: £19,680,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

London

Country

United Kingdom