Published date: 4 August 2019

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: 17 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP416285205

Published date

4 August 2019

Closing date

17 September 2019

Contract start date

1 November 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is responsible for carrying out various enforcement functions on a number of different schemes relating to road safety. As a result of this activity, various types of offences are detected by DVSA Enforcement Officers that may justify prosecution action through the court system.

The DVSA requires specialist legal services to prosecute these cases on its behalf.

In addition to this, the DVSA undertakes Special Investigations that require specialist legal support, these are larger and more complex than the case-work described above.

The DVSA's requirement is for the provision of specialist legal resource who possess an appropriate depth of knowledge of the relevant court procedures and legislation as detailed in the Framework Specification.

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About the buyer

Address

Croydon Street
Bristol
BS5 0DA
UK

Email

tom.mitchell@dvsa.gov.uk