Theory Test Assessment Platform

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£26,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Theory Test Assessment Platform

CPV: Driving-test services

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Theory Test Assessment PlatformAwarded

Delivery: UK

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Aug 2025, 13:46 BST
Last source update: 18 Aug 2025, 13:46 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-049494
Classification (CPV): Driving-test services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0589c7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Due to a requirement to align the contractual end dates of the various Theory Test related contracts it was necessary to award this contract to the incumbent as they are the only supplier able to deliver the existing delivery model without encompassing huge amounts of risk, or changes to existing models for both the DVSA and the existing suppliers of the Test Centre Network.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £26,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)	£26,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 049494-2025-1 · Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)
Signed
4 Jul 2025
Value
£26,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Bristol, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)Awarded supplier Salford, UK

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No document links were published on the notice.