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title: "DVSA contact centre additional capacity - Call Surges"
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# DVSA contact centre additional capacity - Call Surges

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-contact-centre-additional-capacity-call-surges-ocds-h6vhtk-05159b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: "DVSA contact centre additional capacity - Call Surges". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Call centre
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-contact-centre-additional-capacity-call-surges-ocds-h6vhtk-05159b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05159b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-contact-centre-additional-capacity-call-surges-ocds-h6vhtk-05159b#tl-md)

## Description
This is for the provision of call centre resource as a business contingency. This will provide support with unforeseen call volumes in the event of a call sugre, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. DVSA therefore requires the ability to scale up its call handling capacity, at short notice, enabling it to manage any future demand should it be needed.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79512000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 18/07/2027 to 18/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057358-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T07:10:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T20:57:13.310Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05159b