Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Contact person: Barry Brierley
E-mail: Barry.Brierley@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Personalised Registration Auction Services
Reference number: PS 24 48
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342410
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of personalised registration auction services on a national (UK wide) basis. The services to be provided are:
1. Timed Online Auctions and Ancillary Services;
2. DVLA auction marketing and Associated Promotional Activity; and
3. Hosting, design, content and functionality of bilingual (English & Welsh) website www.dvlaauction.co.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 720 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of personalised registration auction services on a national (UK wide) basis. The services to be provided are:
1. Timed Online Auctions and Ancillary Services;
2. DVLA auction marketing and Associated Promotional Activity; and
3. Hosting, design, content and functionality of bilingual (English & Welsh) website www.dvlaauction.co.uk
The Contract is for an initial term of 3 years and 6 months which shall be comprised of:
• a period of 6 months for the delivery of an Implementation Plan (termed the "Transition & Implementation Period"), followed by
• the period commencing from the end of the Transition & Implementation Period until the expiry of the initial term and any extensions granted by the Buyer.
The Buyer reserves the right to offer two separate extensions of 12 months each, to provide for a maximum of two further years.
The maximum Contract duration (including optional extensions) will therefore be 5 years and 6 months (i.e. 3.5 +1 +1 years).
No Timed Online Auctions (and therefore no revenue generation) will take place under this Contract during the Transition and Implementation Period.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-025229
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS 24 48
Title: Provision of Personalised Registration Auction Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
John Pye & Sons Limited
Nottingham
NG7 7EA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 720 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/04/2025