Buyer profile · Central government
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 26
- To 27 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £24.2m
- 26 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £66k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £8mframework ceiling
- £3.2mframework ceiling
- £35mestimated
- £25.2mestimated
- £9mframework ceiling
- £7.92mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)23%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)6%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)61%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 44 days
- Longer than 99% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 23%
- Lower than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 31 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 41%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 27 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 61%
- Higher than 71% of central government buyers
- Based on 31 procurements
- Cancelled
- 20%
- Higher than 95% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 44 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 23%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
This buyer: 41%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Treehouse Software | Treehouse Software | £45k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of Building Surveying, Mechanical & Electrical Advice | Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited, Arcadis Limited | £150k | 9 Feb 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Dynamics Engineering Service | Kerv Digital Limited | £14m | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Supply and Installation of Lock Barrels and Keys | F.e.c. Nener Limited | — | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of Trade and Diplomatic Plates 2026 | Ugroup UK Numberplates Limited | — | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of Media Buying | Wavemaker Limited | £8m | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of Building Surveying, Mechanical & Electrical Advice | Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited, Arcadis Limited | £150k | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of UKCSI Data & Discovery Roadmap Membership | Institute of Customer Service (ICS) | — | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Provision of Online Training Licences | Udemy Inc | — | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Provision of Recruitment Panel Member Training | Llarn Learning Services Ltd | — | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Provision of Perfect Binder with Support and Maintenance | Intelligent Finishing Systems Limited | — | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Provision of Board Requirements | Elevate BC Ltd | — | 3 Jun 2026 |