DVLA Merchant Acquirer
Estimated value
£170.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
24 Dec 2025
Description
DVLA requires a Merchant Acquirer (MA) service to support the secure processing, authorisation, settlement and reporting of credit and debit card transactions across DVLA’s online, telephony and automated payment channels. The service must support cardholder‑not‑present transactions, comply with PCI DSS standards, integrate with DVLA’s Payment Gateway, and provide the required management information, reconciliation and chargeback handling. The contract will support DVLA services including Electronic Vehicle Licensing (EVL), personalised registrations, driver licensing, tachograph services and other payment‑reliant transactions. No volumes are guaranteed and projected volumes are indicative only. The contract will be let for 5 years with an option to extend for up to 2 additional years (5+2). The procurement is being conducted via the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.
Scope
- Reference
- CRN/25/14
- Total value
- £170,000,000 excluding VAT£185,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2027 to 31 May 2032Possible extension to 31 May 2034
One extension period: up to 24 months (2 years) Maximum total contract length: 7 years (5 + 2)
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 6611000066172000
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Requirements | PASS/FAIL criteria presented in a Yes/No format. Full details are set out in Appendix 2 – Specification. | quality | — |
| Quality | Evidence‑based questions, where tender responses are scored against a structured evaluation criteria and scoring matrix. Full details are set out in Appendix 2 – Specification. | quality | — |
| Commercial/Pricing | A detailed Pricing Schedule must be completed. The overall contract price is used within the Price‑Per‑Quality‑Point (PQP) calculation to determine the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Full details are set out in Appendix 2 – Specification and Appendix 5 – Pricing. | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 5:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Department for Transport’s Jaggaer e‑tendering portal: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure