Official UK procurement notice
TARS Legacy Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDVSA requires services to support and develop it’s TARS Legacy family of systems until transition to the future Driver Services Platform. These systems support 3 core services for DVSA:
- Driver and Rider Practical tests
- Instructor Services, and
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The purpose of this procurement it to appoint a single supplier for the provision of…
The purpose of this procurement it to appoint a single supplier for the provision of TARS Legacy Services to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. This procurement is being completed in accordance with Public Contracts Regulation (PCR) 2015 32(2)(b)(ii).
The intention is for a contract term of 3 years at a value of £9,840,000. The intention is to include 3 annual options to extend up to a maximum value of £9,840,000, resulting in a potential maximum contract value of £19,680,000.
TARS legacy services will be replaced by the Driver Services Platform (DSP). The procurement for delivery of DSP will be published imminently.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 May 2024, 12:18 BST
- Last source update
- 10 May 2024, 12:18 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014971- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0458a1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
This recommendation is in accordance with Public Contracts Regulation (PCR) 2015 32(2)(b)(ii). BJSS have been identified as the only suitable provider that can meet our need as they are the only supplier who have the technical knowledge of how to run and manage the legacy systems.
The intention is for a contract term of 3 years at a value of £9,840,000. The intention is to include 3 annual options to extend up to a maximum value of £9,840,000, resulting in a potential maximum contract value of £19,680,000.
TARS legacy services will be replaced by the Driver Services Platform (DSP). The procurement for delivery of DSP is planned to be published imminently.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJSS LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £19,680,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
TARS Legacy Services · BJSS Limited
- Signed
- 10 May 2024
- Value
- £19,680,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of TransportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BJSS LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.