Awarded contract

Provision of Trade and Diplomatic Number Plates

Details

Buyer: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Supplier(s): Sandhurst Autoprint Ltd
Value: £1,500,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Published: 16 December 2021
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This is an award notice for the creation, supply and destruction of Diplomatic Plates for use on vehicles owned by Foreign Diplomats whilst they are resident in UK, and the creation, supply and destruction of Trade Plates for the Motor Trade, Manufacturers and Vehicles Testers throughout the UK. Please note this contract has now been extended to 31st December 2026

Timeline

Completed: Award published16 December 2021
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 January 2022
Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2026in 3 months

About the buyer

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency runs driver and vehicle registration services, and buys as a central government agency through a virtual procurement team shared across the Department for Transport family. Contracts Finder lists the agency's current and past goods and services opportunities. Much of its buying follows Cabinet Office guidance and pan-government arrangements for office solutions, temporary staff, travel and uniforms. Strategic contracts cover categories such as ICT, telephony, estates, print and mail, and enforcement work like wheel-clamping. The Commercial Services Group in Swansea handles supplier enquiries for the agency.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

34000000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency.gov