Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 23 May 2025, 09:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transactions at Counter Services - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

Official notice

Authority: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£86,870,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 2 value updates
Tender notice expected 30 Jun 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2033 · up to 30 Jun 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scope – Procurement Description:

DVLA maintains the records of over 50 million drivers and about 47 million vehicles in the UK. We collect an estimated £8 billion a year in vehicle tax and process over 77 million transactions a year. Most transactions are digital, but we also offer an in-person channel for our customers who want or need it.

DVLA plans to re-procure the supply of in-person services to DVLA's customers on our behalf, which would include the ability for DVLA customers to transact in-person, with widespread coverage across England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland and with wide-ranging opening hours to cater for a diverse range of customers.

The services could involve one or more third party suppliers being able to:

  • Enable customers to carry out, in-person, a variety of DVLA transactions (including vehicle tax).
  • Enable access to DVLA application forms.
  • Accept a variety of payment methods.
  • Complete transactional & payment reconciliation, and report routinely on transactional and financial data.
  • Verify customer identity, including physical documentation checking.
  • Exchange data securely with DVLA's systems to support customer transactions.
  • Return customer documents to DVLA.

Contract value estimates are based on an assumed contract duration of up to seven years (potentially 5 years followed by two optional 1-year extensions).

However please note that the scope and contract duration are still being considered, so the service requirements, dates, and estimated values stated in this notice are provisional and subject to change.

CPV: Customer services · General public services · Provision of services to the community · Supporting services for the government

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jul 2028 – 30 Jun 2033 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2035 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 09:23 BST
Last source update
28 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
Authority reference
CRN-24-01
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071167
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Customer servicesGeneral public servicesProvision of services to the communitySupporting services for the government
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052001 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2028 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:23 BST
  2. Tender notice expected119 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published92 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
  4. Market engagement5 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

    Further to our previous rounds of Preliminary Market Engagement for this contracting opportunity, DVLA would like to invite potential suppliers to take part in a further round in Autumn 2026, to further inform the design and development of the procurement strategy and requirements.

    This round will involve:

    • An online webinar (using MS Teams) on 14 October 2026 at 10:00, which will recap DVLA’s potential requirements and explain aspects of requirements which have developed further since the previous market engagement activities;
    • 1-2-1 appointments on 22 October 2026, to discuss any questions; and
    • A follow-up Survey, to gauge market views on a range of specific topics relevant to DVLA’s requirements.

    To register your interest to attend the webinar, please email [email protected] by 12 October 2026. Please include the following details:

    • Organisation name
    • Organisation address
    • A lead contact name and phone number
    • Full name of each attendee (maximum 3 per organisation)
    • Email address of each attendee

    For details of DVLA’s previous Market Engagement activities for this opportunity, click the “related notices” link.

    Please note that all dates and values stated in this notice are provisional and are subject to change whilst requirements remain in development.

  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2028, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:23 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value published: £128,000,000
    12 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Nov 2025, 13:20 GMT
    UK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
    UK2
  6. Published value updated to £86,870,000
    28 Jul 2026, 12:12 BST
    was £128,000,000
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYVZ-4215-PGYM Longview Road, Swansea, Wales, SA6 7JLContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure