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# Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f08a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Transport: "Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: dft.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9)
- **Published Value:** £2,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 September 2023 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical automobile inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,978,140 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f08a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f08a`

## 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/provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f08a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dft.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdft.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03f08a#participate

## Description
The purpose of DVLA's vehicle inspection services is to confirm specific information about a vehicle that can only be verified with the vehicle physically present.  Some vehicles may require a more in-depth inspection than others, depending on what information the Authority needs to confirm. Inspections may take place pre- or post-registration and for a number of reasons, often but not exclusively as a result of an application made to the Authority regarding the vehicle.  The basis of the Authority’s decision to inspect a vehicle is usually one of the following:
i.	To confirm that the vehicle exists;
ii.	To confirm that the vehicle is what it purports to be, either on the Authority’s records or on the application received, by confirming the presence of identifying features particular to the make and model;
iii.	To confirm that the applicant is in possession of the vehicle.
The Vehicle Inspection service is currently outsourced, with the current service provision expiring on 26th April 2024. The DVLA sought proposals from suitable suppliers for a replacement service to follow this.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,300,000
- **Description:** The purpose of DVLA's vehicle inspection services is to confirm specific information about a vehicle that can only be verified with the vehicle physically present.  Some vehicles may require a more in-depth inspection than others, depending on what i...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services (active)
  - Award id: `007637-2024-PS/22/194-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Applus Car Testing Service Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107352`
  - Value: £1,978,140 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,978,140
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007637-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-11T10:59:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T16:03:57.743Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f08a