This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Calibration, Repair and maintenance of existing Maha Testing equipment
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDVSA (Driver Vehicle Standards Agency) has awarded a single Contractor to calibrate, service/maintain and repair of Individual Vehicle Approvals (IVA) testing equipment and Enforcement Equipment at DVSA sites including Goods Vehicle Test Stations (GVTS) that was previously purchased from Maha UK Limited. The Contractor shall provide technical expertise and services to enable continued compliant use of the equipment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jul 2025, 15:10 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 07:50 BST
- Authority reference
T280022867- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049999- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056074Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This notice is to inform the market that DVSA have issued a Direct Award contract for the calibration, service/maintenance, repair, and purchase of new of its MAHA vehicle testing equipment. The equipment comprises of, but not limited to; Roller Brake Testers, Wheel Play Detectors, and Headlamp Aim Testers, 4 Post Lifts for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) and Public Service Vehicles (PSV) testing for Road Traffic Enforcement Activities and Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA).
DVSA wish to follow the Direct Award route to market. This is justified based on competition being absent due to technical reasons PA 2023 Reg 41, section 6, schedule 5 justification, single source subsection 6a & b of the PA 2023:
- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
- (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
•
The services are currently supplied under contract with MAHA UK Limited for provision of UK engineering services with technical support in the UK. The contract is due to expire with no option to extend further. A contract is now required for the below period directly with the calibration, maintenance, and repair provider. MAHA UK as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) are the only supplier with the technical expertise to meet the requirements of the contract.
The requirement is for a period of 1 year with an option to extend (1+1+1).
Services are required at DVSA sites across the UK.
The volume of services is expected to decrease, with the removal of assets, during the life of the contract.
- Risks
DVSA wish to contract by Direct Award. This is justified based on competition being absent due to technical reasons PA 2023 Reg 41, section 6, schedule 5 justification, single source subsection 6a & b of the PA 2023:
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The technical reasons for justification are as follows;
- The technical knowledge to calibrate and effect repairs of the aging (20+ years) testing equipment is limited to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
- The requirement is further technically limited by the bespoke nature of some of the equipment to the specific needs of DVSA.
- The requirements are time limited due to the removal of assets over the next 3 years with no budget for new lanes, equipment or associated training.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 28 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published154 days ago28 May 2026, 07:50 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published16 Jul 2025, 15:10 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Jul 2025, 15:37 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2025, 07:51 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published28 May 2026, 07:50 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTThis is a ‘substantial modification’ as described in section 74(3) (section 74(3)(a)) of the Procurement Act 2023 which was the Act in force when the contract was let. (a) increase or decrease the term of the contract by more than 10 per cent of the maximum term provided for on award. Additional Goods/Services (Schedule 8, Paragraph 8): Permitted if switching suppliers would cause significant inconvenience, disproportionate technical difficulties, or substantial cost duplication, and the increase is within 50% of the original value. – This clause allows for up to a 50% increase as the current equipment was purchased over 24 years ago then the parts required for a repair are no longer available, the supplier has previously been using parts for repair from old DVSA decommissioned kit but these have now run out.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 16 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAHA UK LIMITEDSME31 Aug 2025 – 30 Jul 2026 · up to 30 Jul 2028Extensions: 2 x 1 year contract to be issued on a 1 year + 1 year basis · Options: Possible purchases of further equipment should existing piece(s) of equipment become unrepairable | £250,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MAHA UK LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2025
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 6 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 1 year contract to be issued on a 1 year + 1 year basis
- Options
- • Possible purchases of further equipment should existing piece(s) of equipment become unrepairable
- Change proposed 29 May 2026 This is a ‘substantial modification’ as described in section 74(3) (section 74(3)(a)) of the Procurement Act 2023 which was the Act in force when the contract was let. (a) increase or decrease the term of the contract by more than 10 per cent of the maximum term provided for on award. Additional Goods/Services (Schedule 8, Paragraph 8): Permitted if switching suppliers would cause significant inconvenience, disproportionate technical difficulties, or substantial cost duplication, and the increase is within 50% of the original value. – This clause allows for up to a 50% increase as the current equipment was purchased over 24 years ago then the parts required for a repair are no longer available, the supplier has previously been using parts for repair from old DVSA decommissioned kit but these have now run out., new value £360,000 · new end date 31 Jul 2027 · extensions to 31 Jul 2028 · standstill applies
No agreed KPIs: Contract is under £5 million
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Maha UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender