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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a future procurement for the provision of debt collection services. The requirement will support DVLA in the recovery of outstanding debts arising from its statutory functions. The services are required include a ‘prime’ contractor who is FCA regulated. Interested parties are required to have the capacity and capability to oversee a panel of subcontracted DCA’s to provide continuity and scalable placement capability across the lifecycle of the DVLA debt collection process. Suppliers who are interested in this opportunity must have the capability to arrange re-payment of each DVLA case whilst carrying out services such as: • Enrichment; • Segmentation (based upon customer circumstances and propensity to pay); • Continuous Improvement; • Management Reporting; • Varying customer contact and engagement activities; • Signposting for vulnerable customers; • Resolution of customer’s outstanding debt, or setting up payment plans, dependent on individual customer circumstances. DVLA is seeking feedback from the market to understand current market capability and capacity, explore innovative approaches to debt recovery and customer engagement, inform the development of the procurement strategy and commercial model, and help shape the future service specification and contractual documentation. For information purposes, DVLA currently out-source circa 60k – 70k placements per month with a current placement period of up to 18 months. (this amount is subject to fluctuation) DVLA would welcome approaches from the market including sub-contracting or consortium bidding in order to deliver the ‘Managed Service’ requirement. This engagement follows the preliminary market engagement activity previously published under notice reference 2026/S 000-044985 (CRN-25-10).

Classification

  • CPV79940000 — Collection agency services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CRN-25-10
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2028, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79940000
Description
Collection agency services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Date: 22 July 2026 Time: 10:00 – 16:00 Venue: The Richard Ley Development Centre (RLDC) Upper Fforest Way, Swansea SA7 0AN The event will provide an overview of DVLA's anticipated requirement, details of the proposed procurement timetable, information on DVLA's objectives and requirements, opportunities for suppliers to ask questions, and opportunities for suppliers to provide feedback on market capability, service delivery approaches and commercial considerations. Participation in this market engagement exercise is voluntary. Attendance at the event, or participation in any associated engagement activity, will not provide any supplier with an advantage in any future procurement process. Any future procurement opportunity will be conducted separately and in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and associated regulations. Suppliers wishing to attend the engagement event should confirm their interest and provide any responses by 17:00 on 15 July 2026. Please be advised attendance will be limited to a maximum of 3 people per company.
Due
22 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063548-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Jul 2026, 11:21
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Id
GB-PPON-PYVZ-4215-PGYM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYVZ-4215-PGYM

Address

Street Address
Longview Road
Locality
Swansea
Postal Code
SA6 7JL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL18

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swansea · UKL18 · SA6 7JL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 044985-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 063548-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·