Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Enforcement Services - STA
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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
CPV: Parking enforcement services · Vehicle towing-away services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1DVLA has awarded this contract for the provision of Enforcement Services commencing on…Awarded
DVLA 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 vehicles
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
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2024, 15:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Authority reference
PS 24 88- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c9c0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
DVLA 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.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated17 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSL LimitedProvision of Enforcement Services | £25,793,994 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| NSL LimitedProvision Of Enforcement ServicesSubcontracting: declared | £25,793,994 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Enforcement Services · NSL Limited
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £25,793,994
- Status
- active
Provision Of Enforcement Services · NSL Limited
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2024
- Value
- £25,793,994
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for TransportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NSL LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.