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Buyer profile · Central government
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 15
- About one every 24 days
- Contracts awarded
- 60
- To 57 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £22.9m
- 50 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £43k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 6 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 Standards Agency has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.07mestimated
- £3mestimated
- Value not stated
- £3.61mestimated
- £3.5mestimated
- £50mestimated
- £8mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £25mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
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)24%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)24%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 84% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 24%
- Lower than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 71 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 28%
- Lower than 88% of central government buyers
- Based on 68 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 86% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 awards
- Split into lots
- 7%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 15 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 48%
- Higher than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 71 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 78% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 35 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: 2
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 24%
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: 28%
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 Standards 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Analyst Recruitment Agency | Ipeople Associates Limited | £30k | 17 Nov 2026 |
| Social Media Advertising 2025 | Socially Recruited Ltd | £41k | 24 Nov 2026 |
| Legal Advice | Browne Jacobson LLP | £25k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| MyGwork Membership | Gaubert's Brothers Limited | £20k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| EuroBus 2026 | Diversified Business Communications UK Limited | £10k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| CIECA Membership | Commission Internationale des Examens de Conduite Automobile | €12k | 31 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANPR; WIM; BOF Service and Maintenance 2026 | Jenoptik UK Ltd | £2m | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Secure Waste Management | Restore PLC | £130k | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Social Media Advertising Digital and Data | Socially Recruited Ltd | — | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Corporate Estates Professional Services 2026 | Newmark Gerald Eve LLP | £6m | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Information Technology Solution Service 2027 | Gartner UK Limited | £568k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Level 3 Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair | Skillnet Limited | £437k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weigh Pads for Enforcement and IVA 2026 | Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd | £750k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Research Services – Finance | Gartner UK Limited | — | 9 Sept 2026 |
| DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland | The Stationery Office Limited | £40m | 8 Sept 2026 |
| PSN AWS Connectivity 2026 | Cloud Gateway Limited | — | 13 Aug 2026 |