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Buyer profile · Central government
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 8
- About one every 46 days
- Contracts awarded
- 31
- To 37 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £13.4m
- 24 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £53k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £80kestimated
- £5.5mestimated
- £205kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £3.5mestimated
- £50mestimated
- £6mestimated
- £8mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £25mestimated
- £6.22mestimated
- £2mestimated
- £40mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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)30%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)16%
- Direct award (no competition)51%
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 91% of central government buyers
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 30%
- Lower than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 37 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 28%
- Lower than 86% of central government buyers
- Based on 39 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 1
- Fewer than 96% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 51%
- Higher than 56% of central government buyers
- Based on 37 procurements
- Cancelled
- 13%
- Higher than 94% of central government buyers
- Based on 8 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 | 5 |
| 25–30 days | 20 |
| 30–35 days | 23 |
| 35–40 days | 4 |
| 40–45 days | 3 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 1
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 25 |
| 4–6 bids | 13 |
| 6–8 bids | 4 |
| 8–10 bids | 4 |
| 10–12 bids | 4 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 0 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
This buyer: 30%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 19 |
| 10–20% | 16 |
| 20–30% | 15 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 10 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 10 |
| 80–90% | 9 |
| 90–100% | 12 |
This buyer: 28%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 11 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 20 |
| 50–60% | 19 |
| 60–70% | 11 |
| 70–80% | 15 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crash Test Data Retrieval Training | AiTS | £29k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Inelo Basic Tachoscan 2026 | Inelo Polska SP Z O O | £12k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Social Media Advertising 2025 | Socially Recruited Ltd | £41k | 24 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weigh Pads for Enforcement and IVA 2026 | Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd | £750k | 14 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 |
| Water Services | Advanced Demand Side Management Limited | £216k | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Carriage of Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Goods training | DG Solutions (Europe) Limited | — | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Inelo Basic Tachoscan 2026 | Inelo Polska SP Z O O | — | 31 Jul 2026 |
| ADAS AEB Programme 2026-27 | Horiba Mira Limited | — | 16 Jul 2026 |
| TramLink Nottingham | Tramlink Nottingham Limited | — | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Newspaper Licensing Agency- 2026-2027 | Prosci UK Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Disposal of Operational Workshop equipment 2026 | Ramco (UK) Limited | £110k | 26 Jun 2026 |