Prior Information Notice for the Provision of cheque and postal orders courier

The notice published is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and is used to assist in engaging the market to inform of the upcoming tender opportunity. A similar opportunity was recently published and later set as invalid due to an update in requirements with the following comment attached to the action - "DVLA has decided to discontinue this procurement opportunity to allow time to consider all options including potential improvements to the recently published specification that could be of benefit to potential bidders."

The DVLA are now publishing this notice to advertise a future opportunity for the cheque courier service. It is necessary for all potential tenderers to have experience in couriering cheques and have a good track record.

The DVLA intend to issue the tender opportunity for a cheque courier service in May 2024 although this may be subject to change. The contract will commence on 1st October 2024. This opportunity will be published on find a tender and contracts finder webpages.

A brief description of the service:

Currently DVLA receives and banks approximately 1.6 million combined cheques and postal orders per annum (approximately 31,000 cheques per week) , as payment for various Driver and Vehicle service streams. Following a Government Banking Procurement exercise awarded in 2014, Barclays Bank PLC were appointed the banking provider for DVLA on 24 March 2015.

DVLA require a next day secure cheque courier to collect cheques and postal orders twice a week and transport them securely to a designated cheque processing hub in Rotherham, location is subject to change. This does not have to be a dedicated service, DVLA cheques and postal orders can be part of a secure bulk movement with other companies' Cheques/Postal orders.