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 of existing BM, Tecalemit and AVL equipment plus maintenance of legacy equipment
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDVSA (Driver Vehicle Standards Agency) has awarded a single supplier to calibrate, service/maintain and repair Goods Vehicle Testing Equipment (GVTS) specific to Tecalemit Garage services Ltd and BM Autoteknik but also including AVL Emission Testers plus legacy equipment that DVSA has owned for 25+ years. The supplier 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
- 18 Jul 2025, 07:31 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 08:51 BST
- Authority reference
T280022866- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072459- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0561c5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This notice is to inform the market that DVSA has awarded by Direct Award a contract to for the calibration, service/maintenance, repair of it’s BM Autoteknik vehicle testing equipment, AVL Emission Testers, Tecalemit Motorcycle RBT’s and further legacy equipment. The equipment comprises of but not limited to; Roller Brake Testers, Wheel Play Detectors, Load Simulators, Emission Testers, Headlamp Aim Testers, Motorcycle Lifts and pit jacks for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV’s) and Public Service Vehicles (PSV’s) testing, Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) testing and Road Traffic Enforcement activities.
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 technical reasons for justification are as follows;
The services are currently supplied under contract with Tecalemit Workshop Equipment Limited who are a subsidiary of Gemco 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.
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 including highlands and Islands.
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 (7-24 years) testing equipment is limited to the service provider.
- 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
29 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published87 days ago31 Jul 2026, 08:51 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published18 Jul 2025, 07:31 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Jul 2025, 07:37 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2025, 12:18 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published31 Jul 2026, 08:51 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEMCO UK LtdSME31 Jul 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 | £480,000 | 14 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · GEMCO UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Aug 2025
- Value
- £480,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · 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 31 Jul 2026 The contract was let with two x 1 + 1 year contract extensions available this is the first of those yearly contract extensions
No agreed KPIs: Contract value under £5million
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gemco 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