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# Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 232 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTMM-2614-YJDV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 232
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £244m (median award: £108k) across 116 of 116 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), nhs-ods (DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1.5 bids (median of 14 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 9 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 156 (99%), Framework: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 79 (50%), Route not published: 26 (16%), Direct award: 25 (16%), Open: 22 (14%), Selective: 6 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 36 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 18 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 17 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 11 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[MILLBROOK PROVING GROUND LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/millbrook-proving-ground-limited-coh-02230262):** 14 procedures (16 awards)
2. **[Gartner UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gartner-uk-limited-coh-05952394):** 11 procedures
3. **[Mahle Powertrain Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mahle-powertrain-ltd-coh-03565155):** 9 procedures (12 awards)
4. **[Horiba Mira Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/horiba-mira-ltd-coh-09626352):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
5. **[BJSS Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bjss-limited-coh-02777575):** 5 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Kainos Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kainos-software-limited-coh-ni019370):** £73m · [Driver Services Platform Digital Delivery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/driver-services-platform-digital-delivery-ocds-h6vhtk-059153)
2. **[Pearson Professional Assessments Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pearson-professional-assessments-limited-coh-04904325):** £30m · [Test Engine and Test Content Management (TETCM) - Modification](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/test-engine-and-test-content-management-tetcm-system-modification-ocds-h6vhtk-0516e1)
3. **[Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pearson-professional-assessments-ltd-pearson-vue-GB-FTS-158247):** £26m · [Theory Test Assessment Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/theory-test-assessment-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-0589c7)
4. **[Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pearson-professional-assessments-ltd-pearson-vue-GB-FTS-158247):** £26m · [Theory Test Assessment Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/theory-test-assessment-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-05a86b)
5. **[SCC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scc-ltd-GB-FTS-133451):** £15m · [IT Hardware, Peripherals and Associated Services Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-hardware-peripherals-and-associated-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04ca1a)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 17
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 30
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt