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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · Central government

In brief

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £50,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 3 May 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 1 bid per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) TSS contract provides operational support to our core digital services. TSS currently supports 17 services or applications. These services include MOT, Theory Test, VOL, CVS, DES, and others, hosted primarily on AWS, Azure and MS Dynamics. The contract also provides 24/7 operational support for some services which underpins DVSA’s Service Support Model. This contract includes several high level functions but not every function is consumed by each service. 2nd and 3rd Line Support Major Incident Management Application Support Service Management Platform Operational Support Data Management Security operations Change, Release & Deployment Coordination Problem & Knowledge Management

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 052837-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

86

Awards

59

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. SWAST-5146-COR Employee Career Development Mentoring App

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustSouth WestIT services and software

    Closing soon3 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £30kestimated
  2. CCM1379 - OHU Software

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  3. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Open7 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  4. Technical Implementation Partner & Business Change Partner (DASP)

    NHS Blood and TransplantNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Open8 days leftLow competition2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £9.17mestimated
  5. ICT Managed Service Partner

    Mosaic Schools Learning TrustNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestComputer hardware, IT services and software

    Open11 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated

From notice 052837-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.