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Published 10 Apr 2025, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

OTC Digital Brief · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£416,400published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Jul 2023no call for competition
Awarded to THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED
Contract term 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2026Contracts Finder. This notice did not publish these dates.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement of Specialist Software as a Service (SaaS) product to produce legal document bundles for DVSA. It is for a specialised electronic bundling tool designed for evidence and legal case management or regulatory environments.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £416,4001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2026£416,400 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The procurement of Specialist Software as a Service (SaaS) product to produce legal…12bids———
Whole notice———£416,400 – £416,400

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Apr 2025, 15:35 BST
Last source update
10 Apr 2025, 15:35 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014357
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500c4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This was awarded via a CCS framework - GCloud. Therefore, there was no prior publication required.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Sept 2023 → 31 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Contract startsContracts Finder. This notice did not publish a start date.
    1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    10 Apr 2025, 15:35 BST
  3. Contract ends63 days ago · Contracts Finder. This notice did not publish an end date.
    31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DVSA

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol, UK, BS5 0DAContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.