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Provision of Enforcement Services - STA
Parking enforcement services
Vehicle towing-away services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency: "Provision of Enforcement Services - STA". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDriver and Vehicle Licencing Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT | Last source update17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationParking enforcement services, Vehicle towing-away services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04c9c0 | ||
What is being bought
The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) invites tenders for the provision of enforcement services across the UK, including Northern Ireland.
This service will help identify untaxed vehicles or vehicles that are in breach of Statutory off Road Notification (SORN) and, where necessary, immobilise or remove vehicles. The services required encompass:
- Immobilisation, Removal, Storage and Disposal of vehicles
- Enforcement Warning Notice Issuing Services and;
- Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) services for detection and action against untaxed non-Compliant vehicles
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT - Buyer information updated
17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT - Status changed to complete
19 Dec 2024, 15:47 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Dec 2024, 15:47 GMT - Buyer information updated
19 Dec 2024, 15:47 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedDVLA has awarded this contract for the provision of Enforcement Services commencing on 1st February 2026 for 9 months with the option of a 3 month extension. This contract is to ensure continuity of service and also to allow a full twelve month implementation period for the successful bidder (currently unknown) for the long term Enforcement contract PS 23 45. This requirement was highlighted during market engagement as an essential requirement to a successful implementation. The standstill period as prescribed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 concluded at 23:59 on Monday 13 January 2025 This service will help identify untaxed vehicles or vehicles that are in breach of Statutory off Road Notification (SORN) and, where necessary, immobilise or remove vehicles. The services required encompass: - Immobilisation, Removal, Storage and Disposal of vehicles - Enforcement Warning Notice Issuing Services and; - Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) services for detection and action against untaxed non-Compliant vehiclesContract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 11 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £25,793,994
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards NSL Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Provision of Enforcement Services £25,793,994 · signed 11 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency
Contracting authority GB-FTS-138181Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleDVLA has awarded the contract without a call for competition in accordance with the following provisions of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
32.2 (b) ii.
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
• absence of competition for technical reasons
32.2 ( c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
72.1 (b) . Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:—
for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—
(i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or
(ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority.
provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;
72.2 ( c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:—
(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen [such as covid impact on public services ]
(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract;
(iii) any increase in price of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. |