Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Thursday, 21 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 September 2022. It was answered by Karl McCartney (Conservative) on Monday, 5 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Consultants

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) name of each consultancy contracted, (c) specific matters on which they were consulted and (d) whether each contract was subject to usual Government procurement rules.

Answer: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) spend on external consultants can be found in the DVLA’s Annual Reports and Accounts available at gov.uk. All Government departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies must follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in awarding contracts and are required to publish all spend against individual suppliers above £10,000. Details of all Government contracts awarded from 2016 and above £10,000 (£25,000 in the wider public sector) are published on GOV.UK under Contracts Finder and can be found here. Each award notice provides information on the name of the supplier, the value of the contract, its purpose, and information on the type of awarding procedure used.

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