Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Longview Road, Morriston,
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Contact
Rhodri Llewellyn
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Provision of an Open banking Service
Reference number
PS/24/158
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to assist the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in early engagement with the market.
This market engagement is intended to serve as a fact-finding exercise only. Routes to market are still being considered and there is a strong likelihood that the Crown Commercial Service “Open Banking (Data, Digital Payments & Confirmation of Payee Services)” Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be used, however this is subject to change.
More information on the above DPS can be found at the following address:
https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6301
Background
DVLA maintains the records of 50 million drivers and 40 million vehicles in the UK. We collect £7 billion a year in vehicle tax and process over 77 million transactions a year.
Our online services offer card payments for customers and our online Electronic Vehicle Licensing (EVL) service to pay for Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) also provides Direct Debit as a payment method.
Currently refunds are primarily issued via payable orders with the bulk of these attributed to VED refunds. In the 2023-24 financial year DVLA issued 4.89 million Payable Orders with a value of £442 million pounds.
What is happening now
DVLA are in a “Discovery” period exploring the possibility of introducing Open Banking for DVLA services, payments in (e.g. for VED) and payments out to entitled customers (refunds). During early 2025 we would like to begin engagement with the market via an online webinar on 8th January 2025 to help inform our Discovery.
What would be required?
• The ability for DVLA customers to make payments into DVLA through our online channels using Open Banking; and
• The ability for DVLA to send secure payments out to customers who are entitled to a refund through Open Banking.
What is not required?
• Variable reoccurring payments through Open Banking; or
• Any wider use of Open Banking.
To register your interest in this webinar, please email rhodri.llewellyn@dvla.gov.uk by Friday 20th December 2024. Please include your organisation name and the names, positions, and email addresses of those wishing to attend.
If you have a presentation or overview of your Open Banking provision available, please also send it with your expression of interest email. Note that any such information you send to DVLA will be treated as background information only and shall not constitute any offer or commitment on the part of either party.
DVLA may also offer 1-2-1 sessions with interested parties in the weeks following the webinar.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please see II.1.4
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 December 2025
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