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…Awarded
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 contract term is 3 years at a value of £9,840,000. The contract will 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).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2024, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2024, 12:16 BST
- Authority reference
K280022371- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032402- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a71aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
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 contract term is 3 years at a value of £9,840,000. The contract includes 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJSS Limited | £19,680,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
TARS Legacy Services · BJSS Limited
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2024
- Value
- £19,680,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for 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.