Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Cheque and Postal Orders Courier
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDVLA currently 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.
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.
All suppliers must be Bank approved Secure Cheque Couriers.
CPV: Courier services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1As in Section ii.1.4Published value£20,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
All requirements can be found in the Invitation to Tender Pack, via the DfT Sourcing Portal Jaggaer
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Nov 2023, 15:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PS/23/06- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008518- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0419bbFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: 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 https://dft.app.jaggaer.com
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Apr 2024, 09:00 BST
Timeline
5 Jan 2024 → 1 Aug 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected5 Jan 2024
- Notice published15 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
- Bids opened22 Apr 2024, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Mar 2024- Status changed to active15 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST15 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Mar 2024, 16:12 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DVLAContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyNational or federal agency/officeCourier Services
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria