Published date: 19 March 2024

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: 19 April 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Courier services - 64120000

Location of contract

Any region, Wales

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

tender_383308/1325589

Published date

19 March 2024

Closing date

19 April 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 July 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?

No

Description

Currently DVLA receives and banks approximately 1.6 million combined cheques and postal orders per annum (approximately 31,000 cheques per week) , as payment for various Driver and Vehicle service streams. Following a Government Banking Procurement exercise awarded in 2014, Barclays Bank PLC were appointed the banking provider for DVLA on 24 March 2015.

DVLA require a next day secure cheque courier to collect cheques and postal orders twice a week and transport them securely to a designated cheque processing hub in Rotherham, location is subject to change. This does not have to be a dedicated service, DVLA cheques and postal orders can be part of a secure bulk movement with other companies' Cheques/Postal orders.
For this service all suppliers must be bank approved secure cheque couriers.

This opportunity has been posted on Jaggear for tenders access the full ITT and bid their interest.

More information

Links

  • https://dft.app.jaggaer.com
  • To access the Invitation to Tender (ITT) pack for this opportunity, Suppliers are required to sign up to DfT procurement portal Jaggaer. Please see link below

About the buyer

Contact name

Cai Vickery

Address

DVLA Swansea, Longview Road,
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Wales

Email

cai.vickery@dvla.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk