AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DVLA awarded payment gateway services to BARCLAYS BANK PLC for online and telephony payment channels. The published record states a £3,100,000 award value and a contract period ending 31 May 2027 after two one-year extension options were enacted on 18 December 2024.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to BARCLAYS BANK PLC following an open procedure.
Market significanceThe requirement supports payment processing for DVLA services, stated to handle about 28 million payment transactions annually, with scope for digital wallets and open-banking transactions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f779d297-34a2-498b-9eb4-45a67ef0d956-1 · 3100000 GBP · active
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The award names Barclays Bank PLC as successful bidder and assigns the sole award a value of GBP 3,100,000. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as BARCLAYS BANK PLC (company number 01026167).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete and award status active.
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Process display_status is 'awarded'; source_status is 'complete'; the sole award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
95% confidence31 May 2022
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The award record date is 2022-05-31.
Award notice publication
98% confidence27 June 2022
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Award document datePublished is 2022-06-27T10:18:07+01:00.
Extension update
94% confidenceTwo one-year extension options were enacted on 18 December 2024; the published end date was changed to 31 May 2027.
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Tender description explicitly states that the two extensions were enacted on 18/12/2024 and that the end date changed to 31/05/2027.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£3,100,000
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The tender and sole award each state GBP 3,100,000.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe £3,100,000 is assigned to the sole award; no lot-level pricing is published.
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One award is recorded and no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence21 April 2021, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2021-04-21T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
95% confidence31 May 2022
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Award date is 2022-05-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period start
96% confidence31 May 2022
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate are 2022-05-31.
Published contract period end
98% confidence31 May 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate are 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePayment gateway services for DVLA online and telephony channels.
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Tender title and description state 'Provision of Payment Gateway Services' for DVLA online and telephony channels.
Service uses
96% confidenceIncludes electronic vehicle licensing, personalised registrations, driving-licence applications and penalty payments.
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These services are listed in the tender description.
Transaction scale
91% confidenceAbout 28 million payment transactions per year currently, with anticipated growth as digital services and uptake increase.
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Tender description states 'circa 28 million payment transactions per year currently' and expects growth.
Technology scope
93% confidenceDVLA sought to explore payment methods and technologies beneficial to customers, including digital wallets, mobile payments and open-banking transactions.
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Tender description explicitly references Apple Pay, Android Pay and open banking transactions.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 66000000 — Financial and insurance services.
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Primary classification is CPV 66000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure (above threshold).
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procurement_method_details is 'Open procedure (above threshold)'.
Named unsuccessful bidders
93% confidenceAdyen UK, Checkout.com, Stripe Inc., Judo Pay and World Pay.
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The award description lists these organisations as unsuccessful bidders.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data.
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No scores, ranking rationale or evaluation breakdown is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence31 May 2022 to 31 May 2027.
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Published contractPeriod start and end dates are 2022-05-31 and 2027-05-31.
Extension options
94% confidenceTwo one-year options; both are stated to have been enacted on 18 December 2024.
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Tender description explicitly records the extensions and revised end date.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceThe record is an awarded contract notice with an active award. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; no signature field or signed-contract document content is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity profile
91% confidenceA high-volume public-sector payments requirement with stated interest in evolving payment technologies, digital wallets and open banking.
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The description cites circa 28 million annual transactions and identifies those technology areas.
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award; no lots are published.
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One award and one supplier are recorded; lots array is empty.
SME and VCSE suitability
96% confidenceThe tender flags the opportunity as not suitable for SMEs or VCSEs.
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Tender suitability fields are sme:false and vcse:false.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published update chronology
93% confidenceThe source shows award publication in June 2022 and later award-update releases dated October 2026. The latter dates are treated as source update timestamps, not as a new award date.
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Award document datePublished is 2022-06-27; releaseHistory records awardUpdate releases on 2026-10-14.
Award versus signature
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: explicit contract signature or execution confirmation.
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No signature date, execution status or contract text is included in the supplied data.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, lot-level values, bid scores, evaluation rationale and total bid count.
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No such fields or document content are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- No evaluation scores, award rationale, complete bidder count or pricing breakdown is published.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are supplied.
- The source contains later award-update releases dated October 2026; these do not establish a new award date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DVLA payment gateway servicesBARCLAYS BANK PLCDVLA contract awardpayment processing procurementContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DVLA payment gateway services award?
BARCLAYS BANK PLC is the verified legal supplier recorded for the sole award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £3,100,000.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 May 2027. The notice states that two one-year extension options were enacted on 18 December 2024.
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