Official UK procurement notice
Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weigh Pads for Enforcement and IVA 2026
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, an executive agency sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT). The agency carries out driving tests, approves people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carries out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carries out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitors vehicle recalls.
DVSA invites proposals to repair, maintain, calibrate, and verify it’s portable weighing equipment. The proposal includes occasional supply of weighpads, associated equipment and parts, plus supplying occasional calibrated and verified rental weighpads equipment when required.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Calibration services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 45%
- Cost: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2028
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 09:49 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
T280023052- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064172- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069e78Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
Requests to Participate must be submitted via the Jaggaer portal. To participate in the opportunity, you must first register on the portal. You can do this by clicking the grey “click here to register!” button on the link above and following the instructions. You will then be able to access the opportunity document - search for 'Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weighpads for Enforcement and IVA 2026'
Please note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register. If you do not know your number access the following link to find it:
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Phone: 0800 069 8630
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 3 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published158 days ago21 May 2026, 09:49 BST
- Market engagement143 days ago4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
DVSA is issuing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (UK2) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market. The purpose is to gather insights into the market’s capacity and appetite for the upcoming Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weigh Pads for Enforcement and IVA 2026 requirement.
The RFI will be open from 21st May to 04th June 2026.
If you are interested in participating and would like access to the RFI documents, please contact the team at:
- Tender notice published110 days ago8 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
- Next notice expected104 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by96 days ago22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline84 days ago3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
- Award decision expected by40 days ago15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago3 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 May 2026, 09:49 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 12:39 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST8 Jul 2026, 12:39 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Sept 2026, 11:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Weighing Solutions LtdCalibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weighpads for Enforcement and IVA 20265 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2028 · up to 4 Oct 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £750,000 | 14 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Vehicle Weighing Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender