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UK2 notice - Provision of Merchant Acquirer Services

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency · Central government

In brief

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has announced plans to buy financial services work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 December 2028.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for financial services contracts across the UK (from 585 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work.

What the notice says

DVLA requires a Merchant Acquirer service to ensure service continuity and enable the acceptance of credit and debit card payments from card issuing banks. The MA service must support payment options for a range of DVLA services, including (but not limited to): • Electronic Vehicle Licensing (EVL) • Personalised Registrations (Sales and Retain) • Enforcement Penalty Payments • Driver Licence services • Tachograph Company and Driver Cards • Trailer Registration • Duplicate and Replacement Registration Documents • Driver Customer Services • Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) Recovery • First Registration • Online Enforcement Penalty Payment (OEPP) • Registration of Number Plate Suppliers (RNPS)

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 018376-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 018486-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 018806-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 080259-2026
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 084854-2026

About the buyer

Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyLast 12 months

Procurements

41

Awards

25
All tenders and awards from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

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From notice 018376-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 March 2026, last updated 8 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.