Published date: 11 October 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Customer services - 79342300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£4,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_375551/1268878

Published date

11 October 2023

Closing date

8 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

One of the UK's outcomes from EU-Exit negotiations was to ensure UK driving licences would be mutually recognised and exchangeable with other member states. Mutual recognition remains in many countries but when required a country can ask for an IDP to support the driving licence for driving in that country. The IDP is also used worldwide as well as within the EU.
On request a UK driving licence holder must be able to obtain an IDP. There are three separate versions of the IDP (depending on the destination country) and DVLA, as the issuing authority, must conform to the formats specified in the 1926, 1949 and 1968 Vienna conventions.
These have been issued under the terms of a commercial agreement with Post Office Ltd, and DVLA is now seeking to test the wider market to explore how such a service could be provided in future. We would expect a supplier to administer in the region of 200,000-300,000 permits per annum.
The service must commence on 1st April 2024. The service will be required for a period of 3 years.
The cost of an IDP is set at £5.50 by legislation and the service provider will be expected to cover their costs and profit by retaining the full fee.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suppliers wishing to apply for this opportunity, should visit and register via the Jaggaer E-tendering portal at:

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com

Please refer to Project: tender_4297 - Provision Of International Driving Permit Services

Your Tender must be submitted through the Jaggaer E-tendering portal.


This procurement is also being advertised on:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/

About the buyer

Contact name

Alun Vaughan

Address

DVLA, Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Wales

Email

alun.vaughan@dvla.gov.uk