AwardedAwarded 8 September 2026

DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · Central government

In brief

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency awarded this contract to The Stationery Office Limited on 8 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £40,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 7 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

The contract covers DVSA’s statutory duty to Publish the Official Highway Code in print, as well as commercial publications. These are the definitive guides that support industry and the general road-using public in meeting and maintaining DVSA’s standards. The contract will support the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland and – new to this retender – the Department for Transport publications stemming from Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. This brings all the source materials for UK driving theory under one contract. The parties will work together to innovate new products to inform, educate and advise, promoting positive behaviour change and compliance that goes beyond the Highway Code and drivers and riders. We aim also to reach MOT testers, dangerous goods drivers and managers, commercial operators and employers of drivers to realise commitments in the DVSA Vision to 2030 and create new income streams. This is a concession contract. In the total value section, this shows the estimated value of the opportunity for publishing services.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
The Stationery Office Limited
1 bid received
£40,000,000
Awarded 8 September 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 012889-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 032905-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 085297-2026

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From notice 012889-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 February 2026, last updated 9 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.