Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DVLA
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Contact person: Charlotte Williams
Telephone: +44 1792660279
E-mail: charlotte.williams@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Personalised Registration Auction Services
Reference number: PS/19/104
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In 1989, DVLA commenced sales of personalised vehicle registration numbers (also known as marks) to capitalise on the motoring public’s demand for previously unissued registrations. Sales of these Government assets are regarded as an important source of revenue for the exchequer and to date the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) currently sells registrations through 3 distinct and separate selling.
Routes: Online “Buy Now”, Physical Auction and Online Timed Auction. DVLA intends appointing an auction company to act, as its’ sole agent to offer for sale by way of public auction, both at physical events and online.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 950 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As in Section II.1.4.
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:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS/19/104
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Car Auctions Limited
Headway House, Crosby Way, Farnham
Farnham
GU9 7XG
UK
Telephone: +44 300123500
E-mail: Piers.England@dvlaauction.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.british-car-auctions.co.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:
: 6 950 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-202018-PRO-15786277
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2020