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title: "DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-publishing-services-with-the-highway-code-and-the-highway-code-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-056178"
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# DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-publishing-services-with-the-highway-code-and-the-highway-code-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-056178). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: "DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland". Published status: planned. Concession Value: £40,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Publishing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-publishing-services-with-the-highway-code-and-the-highway-code-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-056178#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056178`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dvsa-publishing-services-with-the-highway-code-and-the-highway-code-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-056178#tl-md)

## Description
The contract assigns the winning bidder as the Official Publisher of DVSA’s commercial publishing products including apps, e-learning, books/e-books. 
We are allowed to do this under a Delegation of Authority to manage Crown copyright assets from the Keeper of the Public Record at The National Archives.
The contract covers DVSA’s statutory duty to Publish the Official Highway Code in print, as well as commercial publications. These are the definitive guides that support industry and the general road-using public in meeting and maintaining DVSA’s standards.
The contract will support the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland and – new to this retender – the Department for Transport publications stemming from Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. This brings all the source materials for UK driving theory under one contract.
The parties will work together to innovate new products to inform, educate and advise, promoting positive behaviour change and compliance that goes beyond the Highway Code and drivers and riders. We aim also to reach MOT testers, dangerous goods drivers and managers, commercial operators and employers of drivers to realise commitments in the DVSA Vision to 2030 and create new income streams.
The contract value is based on the total income generated over the maximum 7 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79970000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 07/01/2027 to 06/01/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020958-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-09T14:36:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:50:40.213Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056178