DVLA: Provision of Testing Services Contract

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Notice Summary
Title: Provision of Testing Services Contract
Notice type: Contract Award Notice
Authority: DVLA
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Open
Short Description: Short description: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained opticians to assist DVLA in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence. The successful supplier must be capable of carrying out both Group 1 (Car & Motorcycle) and Group 2 (Lorry/Bus) Visual Field Standard Tests and be able to provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. Suppliers may consider the creation of consortiums and sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery. Suppliers should indicate if they fall within a small (less than 50 employees) or medium (50 to 249 employees) enterprise category. 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.
Published: 31/10/2019 14:27

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UK-Swansea: Optician services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       DVLA
       Commercial Directorate, C1W, Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1792786290, Email: cdms@dvla.gov.uk
       Contact: Lauren Vaughan
       Main Address: www.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Other type:: Central Government

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Provision of Testing Services Contract            
      Reference number: PS/19/06

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         85160000 - Optician services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Short description: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained opticians to assist DVLA in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence. The successful supplier must be capable of carrying out both Group 1 (Car & Motorcycle) and Group 2 (Lorry/Bus) Visual Field Standard Tests and be able to provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. Suppliers may consider the creation of consortiums and sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery. Suppliers should indicate if they fall within a small (less than 50 employees) or medium (50 to 249 employees) enterprise category. 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.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
                        
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 9,711,030
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Description of procurement: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained opticians to assist DVLA in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence. The successful supplier must be capable of carrying out both Group 1 (Car/Motorcycle) and Group 2 (Lorry/Bus) Visual Field Standard Tests and be able to provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. Suppliers may consider the creation of consortiums and sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery. Suppliers should indicate if they fall within a small (less than 50 employees) or medium (50 to 249 employees) enterprise category. 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 supplier in an advantageous position.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2019/S 49-112727
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 30/10/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
             Forum 6 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Fareham, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 9,711,030
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

Award Of Contract (No.2)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 30/10/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
             Forum 6 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Fareham, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 9,711,030
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

Award Of Contract (No.3)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 30/10/2019

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
             Forum 6 Parkway, Fareham, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 9,711,030
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=443227126

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          DfT
          Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          DfT
          Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1792782489

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/10/2019




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Provision of Testing Services Contract

UK-Swansea: Optician services.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
       DVLA
       Commercial Directorate, C1W, Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1792786290, Email: cdms@dvla.gov.uk
       Contact: Lauren Vaughan
       Main Address: www.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Provision of Testing Services Contract      Reference number: PS/19/06      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      85160000 - Optician services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Short description: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requires a contract which will deliver visual field and visual acuity testing service by qualified and trained opticians to assist DVLA in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence. The successful supplier must be capable of carrying out both Group 1 (Car & Motorcycle) and Group 2 (Lorry/Bus) Visual Field Standard Tests and be able to provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. Suppliers may consider the creation of consortiums and sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery. Suppliers should indicate if they fall within a small (less than 50 employees) or medium (50 to 249 employees) enterprise category. 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.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/11/2019

VI.6) Original notice reference:

   Notice Reference:    2019 - 232967   
   Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
   Date of dispatch of the original notice: 31/10/2019

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

      VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority    
      
      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1
                  
         Section Number: II.2.5          
         Lot No: Not provided          
         Place of text to be modified: Not provided          
         Instead of: Price          
         Read: Criterion:
Quality Weighting: 65%
Price Weighting: 35%
                                    
   
VII.2) Other additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=444446629



UK-Swansea: Optician services.

UK-Swansea: Optician services.

This notice is covered by: Directive 2014/23/EU
Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       DVLA
       Commercial Directorate, C1W, Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1792786290, Email: cdms@dvla.gov.uk
       Contact: Lauren Vaughan
       Main Address: www.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Provision of Testing Services Contract   
      Reference number: PS/19/06   
   
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      85160000 - Optician services.
       
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.2) Description

   II.2.1) Title: Not Provided    
   Lot No: Not Provided    

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided    
   
   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
       
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
    Not Provided    
   
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
         Duration in months: 60             
         
   
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
   The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No    


Section IV: Procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
   
   IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
   Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided    

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: PS/19/06   Lot No: Not Provided    Title: Povision of Optician Services
V.2) Award of contract/concession

   V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision: 30/10/2019   

   V.2.2) Information about tenders
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

   V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited, 01721624
          Forum 6 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Fareham, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No    
   
   V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
   Total value of the procurement: 9,711,030   
   Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=538841273
   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
       DfT
       Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
       DfT
       Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1792782489

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
      Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/10/2020
   
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

   VII.1.1) Main CPV code:
      85160000 - Optician services.
   

   VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
      Not Provided

   VII.1.3) Place of performance:
      UKL18 Swansea
       
   
   VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
    Optical Services    
   
   VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession:
         Duration in months: 60             
   
      .
   
   VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession
   Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 9,711,030   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
   VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Specsavers Optical Super Stores Ltd, 01721624
          Cirrus House, Experian Way, Nottingham, NG21EP, United Kingdom
          NUTS Code: UKL18
   The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: No

   
VII.2) Information about modifications

   VII.2.1) Description of the modifications:
    Provision of PPE and Disinfecting Services during Covid-19 Pandemic.    
   
   VII.2.2) Reasons for modification:
         Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
   
   Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
    Provision of PPE and Disinfecting Services during Covid-19 Pandemic.    
   
   VII.2.3) Increase in price
   Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in
   the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
   Value excluding VAT: 1,300,000   
   Currency: GBP    
   
   Total contract value after the modifications:
   Value excluding VAT: 11,011,030    
   Currency: GBP

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