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title: "Publicly Available Specification for Vehicle Defects and Recalls"
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# Publicly Available Specification for Vehicle Defects and Recalls

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/publicly-available-specification-for-vehicle-defects-and-recalls-ocds-h6vhtk-07960a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) intends to appoint the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop a standard for a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) that gives a code of practice for automotive compliance in the UK relating to type-approval obligations and post-market surveillance activities for road vehicles and their components. It specifies recommended practices for manufacturers, importers, and distributors (including online marketplaces), and sets out expected practices for the Market Surveillance Authority in the automotive sector.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency-gov-ea570)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £127,200 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/publicly-available-specification-for-vehicle-defects-and-recalls-ocds-h6vhtk-07960a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07960a`

## Before you bid
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- **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/publicly-available-specification-for-vehicle-defects-and-recalls-ocds-h6vhtk-07960a#tl-md)

## Description
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) intends to appoint the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop a standard for a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) that gives a code of practice for automotive compliance in the UK relating to type-approval obligations and post-market surveillance activities for road vehicles and their components. It specifies recommended practices for manufacturers, importers, and distributors (including online marketplaces), and sets out expected practices for the Market Surveillance Authority in the automotive sector. It also provides guidance on risk assessment, investigation, communication, recall execution (safety and non-safety), data retention and sharing, service level expectations, whistleblowing, and complaints handling.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71356000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Publicly Available Specification for Vehicle Defects and Recalls (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-125724`
  - Value: £127,200 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F103958-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-03T07:32:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-04T12:21:04.931Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07960a