Official UK procurement notice
GVTS & Enforcement sites equipment upgrade
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis provision relates to the procurement of goods to replace existing vehicle testing equipment at DVSA sites, as well as the subsequent delivery of services for the ongoing maintenance, repair, and calibration of this equipment.
The sites are located throughout Great Britain so being able to maintain a national coverage is essential.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2036, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts · Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£5,500,000
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
- Closed
- 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 1 Jan 2036
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 14:51 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 10:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
T280022897- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082471- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068337Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- 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 'GVTS & Enforcement sites equipment upgrade'
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
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Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published193 days ago15 Apr 2026, 14:51 BST
- Tender notice published54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 10:01 BST
- Next notice expected44 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 days ago5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 11 days4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 36 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published15 Apr 2026, 14:51 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Aug 2026, 11:58 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 10:01 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Sept 2026, 10:01 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST1 Sept 2026, 10:01 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender