Technical automobile inspection services

Tender description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to notify the market that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) intends to tender for the Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services. DVLA currently inspects vehicles for a number of reasons, the purpose of which is to satisfy the Secretary of State for Transport that the vehicle being presented as part of a transaction is the vehicle relating to the application being made. The Contractor shall provide resources to support volumes of approximately 3 500 - 5 000 examinations per annum. Please note that volumes are forecasts only and are not guaranteed. Although a range has been indicated volumes could be higher or lower than this. As in Section II.1.4) This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested service providers of this requirement and highlight that we plan to hold a ‘Supplier Day’ for the purpose of market sounding and to enable DVLA to describe and develop our proposed requirements. The Supplier Day has been scheduled for Wednesday 26.4.2017 and will be held at a location in Swansea. Interested service providers must express their interest via e-mail to the named contact point in section 1.1) above by Friday 17.3.2017 quoting reference PS/17/24 — Vehicle Inspection Services. DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement. It should be noted that responding to this notice does not place any service provider in an advantageous position.