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Contract Notice

Personalised Registration Auction Services

  • First published: 16 July 2019
  • Last modified: 16 July 2019

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Authority ID:
AA25365
Publication date:
16 July 2019
Deadline date:
12 August 2019
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

As in Section II.1.4).

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

DVLA

Longview Road, Morriston

Swansea

SA6 7JL

UK

Contact person: Bethan Foster-Jones

Telephone: +44 1792788424

E-mail: bethan.foster-jones@dvla.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swansea:-Auction-services./A8U4MM57XW


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


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.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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 is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

The duration of the contract will initially be 3 years with the option to extend up to a further year.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

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

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2018/S 162-370450

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 12/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 12/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

Place:

Swansea.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

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.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swansea:-Auction-services./A8U4MM57XW

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A8U4MM57XW

GO Reference: GO-2019711-PRO-15087180

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

DfT

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

11/07/2019

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79342400 Auction services Marketing services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
bethan.foster-jones@dvla.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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