Official UK procurement notice
Custom Fit Motorcycle Examiner Earplugs 2026
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDVSA motorcycle examiners conduct riding tests for candidates seeking entitlement to ride motorcycles on public roads. To carry out these tests, examiners spend up to eight hours a day on a motorcycle and may reach speeds of up to 70 mph.
Research indicates that riding at speeds above 60 mph can lead to hearing loss caused by excessive wind noise. To mitigate this risk, DVSA introduced routine audiology assessments for motorcycle examiners and the use of custom-fitted earplugs.
DVSA now intends to award a contract to a single supplier to provide two pairs of custom-fitted earplugs for each examiner, with replacements supplied every two years. The service will include on-site fitting, where the supplier visits DVSA locations to take ear canal impressions before delivering the custom earplugs.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 24 Jan 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Protective gear
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£135,000
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: 50%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
- Goods
- 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 24 Jan 2028
- First published
- 8 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 09:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
T280023008- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007922- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f075Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- 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 'Custom Fit Motorcycle Examiner Earplugs 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:
www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html ↗, click on the D-U-N-S number section. If a DUNS number is not found, there is guidance on how to acquire one in the same place.
Should you have any technical issue registering on the system please contact the Jaggaer Helpdesk in the first instance:
Phone: 0800 069 8630
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published322 days ago8 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMT
- Market engagement308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
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 Custom Fit Motorcycle Examiner Earplugs 2026 requirement.
The RFI will be open from 08th December 2025 to 22nd December 2025.
If you are interested in participating and would like access to the RFI documents, please contact the team at:
- Tender notice published270 days ago29 Jan 2026, 11:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by250 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by193 days ago16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent189 days ago21 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends179 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts166 days ago14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published138 days ago10 Jun 2026, 09:18 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Dec 2025, 10:42 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 11:02 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Jan 2026, 11:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed29 Jan 2026, 11:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT29 Jan 2026, 11:02 GMT
- Contract award notice published21 Apr 2026, 16:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Apr 2026, 16:31 BST
- Contract signature expected5 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jun 2026, 09:18 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 8 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing ReSolutions14 May 2026 – 13 May 2028 · up to 13 May 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £105,000 | 21 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Hearing ReSolutions
- Signed
- 12 May 2026
- Value
- £105,000
- Period
- 14 May 2026 – 13 May 2028 · up to 13 May 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 Month Extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hearing ReSolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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