Official UK procurement notice
In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Transport in partnership with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), invites submissions from Suppliers for the undertaking of light-duty vehicle emissions testing for the purposes of the “New In-Service Conformity (ISC) Methodology”, introduced in Annex II (Part B) of Regulation (GB) 2017/1151, as amended by SI 2022 No.1273 (www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1151/contents ↗) and Annex 4 of UN Regulation No. 83.08 (ECE-TRANS-WP.29-2023-57E.pdf)
In this Contract, the Supplier will be required to source, examine and test vehicles in accordance with this methodology, for one annual ISC programme (covering the calendar year 2025).
- No preliminary market engagement: Not appropriate for this requirement.
CPV: Engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
- Economic & financial standing
Outlined in Attachment 2-how to bid document within the suite of tender documents that can be accessed through the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1 ↗
- Technical & professional ability
- Does the Potential Provider hold EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditations from a national accreditation body? And/or be a designated technical service to VCA or an EU type-approval authority to carry out testing and inspections for the aforementioned regulations
- Can the Potential Provider deliver the expected full volume of vehicles, as detailed in the Specification?
- Does the Potential Provider have the required facilities and equipment to perform WLTP Type 1 and RDE tests on all configurations of light-duty vehicle (e.g. M and N category, 2WD, 4WD, ICE, HEV)?
Full details are outlined in Attachment 2-how to bid document within the suite of tender documents that can be accessed through the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1 ↗
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 (2)
- Technical Envelope: 60%
- Commercial (Price) Envelope: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: Full breakdown of technical questions can be found in our suite of tender documents located on the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1
- Commercial (Price) Envelope: Full details of commercial (price) questions can be found in our suite of tender documents located on the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1
- Economic & financial standing
Outlined in Attachment 2-how to bid document within the suite of tender documents that can be accessed through the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1 ↗
- Technical & professional ability
- Does the Potential Provider hold EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditations from a national accreditation body? And/or be a designated technical service to VCA or an EU type-approval authority to carry out testing and inspections for the aforementioned regulations
- Can the Potential Provider deliver the expected full volume of vehicles, as detailed in the Specification?
- Does the Potential Provider have the required facilities and equipment to perform WLTP Type 1 and RDE tests on all configurations of light-duty vehicle (e.g. M and N category, 2WD, 4WD, ICE, HEV)?
Full details are outlined in Attachment 2-how to bid document within the suite of tender documents that can be accessed through the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1 ↗
- 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
- Services
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
VCA0011- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028877- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0529f9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers can access the full suite of tender documents and submit their bids through our Jaggaer E-sourcing Portal at the following link:
dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1 ↗
Supplier if not already registered on jaggaer, should do so using the following link: dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
Department for Transport Sourcing Portal
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 3 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 15:34 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent16 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published328 days ago27 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Standstill ends321 days ago3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 15:34 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 15:40 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Nov 2025, 12:55 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Nov 2025, 12:55 GMT
- Contract details notice published27 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 30 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horiba Mira Ltd5 Dec 2025 – 1 Aug 2026 · up to 1 Aug 2027Extensions: 12 month timeline extension | £358,496 | 16 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Horiba Mira Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2025
- Value
- £358,496
- Period
- 5 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not required for this contract
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Horiba-MiraAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender