Post Offices: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Transport

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Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of the provision of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency services in post offices.

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Norman Baker (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Regional and Local Transport), Transport; Lewes, Liberal Democrat)

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has a five year contract with Post Office Ltd that expires on 31 March 2013. A procurement exercise is currently under way to tender these services as part of a wider front office counter services framework.

As part of the tender evaluation process, DVLA will compare the bids from potential suppliers and the contract will be awarded according to the most economically advantageous tender submitted which includes full consideration of the cost benefits and quality features of the services offered.

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