Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Trade and Diplomatic Number Plates
Authority: Driver and Vehcile Licensing Agency
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the creation, supply and destruction of Diplomatic Plates for use on vehicles owned by Foreign Diplomats whilst they are resident in UK, and the creation, supply and destruction of Trade Plates for the Motor Trade, Manufacturers and Vehicles Testers throughout the UK
CPV: Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The contract is for the creation and supply of Diplomatic Plates for use on vehicles…RenewalPublished value£1,500,000
The contract is for the creation and supply of Diplomatic Plates for use on vehicles owned by Foreign Diplomats whilst they are resident in UK, and the creation and supply of Trade Plates for the Motor Trade, Manufacturers
and Vehicles Testers throughout the UK.
DVLA also require a facility whereby the supplier destroys any damaged and/or surplus stock.
The supplier must be registered on the DVLA's Register of Number Plate Suppliers (RNPS) and suppliers will be required to supply sample plates as part of their response.
The commencement date of this contract will be 1 January 2022 and the duration is for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years which will be determined on a year by year basis, at the sole
discretion of the DVLA.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
PS/21/70- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023624- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2021, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST
Timeline
22 Sept 2021 → 27 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published22 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Submission deadline26 Oct 2021, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Oct 2021, 09:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for TransportReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria