Published date: 18 June 2018

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: 29 July 2013

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP326757571

Published date

18 June 2018

Closing date

29 July 2013

Contract start date

30 June 2014

Contract end date

31 December 2018

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Modification Notice
Original description: Provision of Vision Testing Services
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has established a Managed Service Contract with a prime contractor to deliver visual field and actuity testing services. The agreement forms a direct contract between DVLA and the prime contractor, for which the prime contractor will be responsible for managing the provision of visual field and actuity tests when requested by DVLA.
Description of the modifications
The procurement timetable originally secured sufficient time to cater for exit and transition as part of delivery, however the original plan has been impacted considerably by:

•Cabinet office and DfT Procurement Assurance Board dictating a change in contract model which entailed significant re-drafting
•Further clarification as part of specification assurance for the future procurement.

Therefore extension of the term of contract up to 9 months to allow for competition.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The procurement timetable originally secured sufficient time to cater for exit and transition as part of delivery, however the original plan has been impacted considerably by:

•Cabinet office and DfT Procurement Assurance Board dictating a change in contract model which entailed significant re-drafting
•Further clarification as part of specification assurance for the future procurement..

Therefore extension of the term of contract up to 9 months to allow for competition.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Samantha Hughes

Address

Commercial Directorate
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK

Telephone

+441792782321

Email

andrew.berry@dvla.gsi.gov.uk