Official UK procurement notice
DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
This is a concession contract. In the total value section, this shows the estimated value of the opportunity for publishing services.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2034, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Publishing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
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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 (2)
- Technical Envelope: 70%
- Commercial Envelope: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: See ITT documentation for full information.
- Commercial Envelope: See ITT documentation for full information.
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2034
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 13:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
T280022361- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032905- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f0aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As stated in tender documents.
- Risks
As stated in tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
DVSA has issued this tender opportunity via the Department for Transport’s (DfT) eSourcing portal, Jaggaer. Please read the ITT documentation, which are available as attachments on the Jaggaer system.
To submit your bid, search for the opportunity DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland on DfT's eSourcing Portal
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Timeline
12 Feb 2026 → 7 Jan 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published256 days ago12 Feb 2026, 13:12 GMT
- Tender notice published199 days ago10 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- Next notice expected198 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by187 days ago22 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline164 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by62 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 73 days7 Jan 2027
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026- Pipeline notice published12 Feb 2026, 13:12 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published10 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active10 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- Deadline published: 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST10 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2026, 11:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stationery Office7 Jan 2027 – 6 Jan 2032 · up to 6 Jan 2034Extensions: This contract contains 2x12 Month contract extension options. · Options: New relevant products may be added to the contract by either party | £40,000,000 | 8 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonTHE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITEDAwarded 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender