Tender

On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

  • THE DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-003429

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a2c8

Published 3 February 2023, 1:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

THE DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY

The Axis Building,112 Upper Parliament Street

NOTTINGHAM

NG16LP

Contact

Nick Martin

Email

nick.martin@dvsa.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7710670237

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF - East Midlands (England)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html?VISITORID=22539837-4f3f-475c-9252-f5440b5902f3&_ncp=1675418309648.908056-1

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html?VISITORID=22539837-4f3f-475c-9252-f5440b5902f3&_ncp=1675418309648.908056-1

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Transport


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

Reference number

K280021957

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

One of DVSA's main activities is roadside enforcement by which we ensure that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) & public service vehicles (PSVs) are roadworthy and their drivers compliant with current driving standards.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) equipment (Autocom) has been used by DVSA enforcement examiners to predominately identify tachograph manipulations since 2014. The equipment has also been used to assist examiners in locating emission cheat devices and provide supporting evidence when enforcement action has been taken. However, due to various reasons beyond DVSA's control, the Autocom OBD equipment has become obsolete and unsupported.

The vehicle management system that DVSA are looking to purchase will provide data on the mechanical condition of the vehicle, including being able to determine the date a defect occurred. This information may help examiners refute a drivers explanation that the defect was not present when they started the journey which will provide a more evidence based approach when reporting on failings in an Operator Maintenance System.

Roadside enforcement activity requires DVSA examiners to be equipped to identify the most serious and serially non-compliant operators in an effective and efficient manner.

Drivers and operators using ever increasingly complex and sophisticated methods to interfere with vehicle systems which are difficult to identify at the roadside. From the interpretation of data from the vehicle Electronic Control Unit by the device operator, it is anticipated that this will lead to manipulations being detected. Another benefit of this equipment is to identify vehicle system fault using a diagnostic interface.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £260,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKL - Wales
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

Berkeley House

Croydon Street

Bristol

BS5 0DA

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purchase of On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £260,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

31 March 2023

End date

31 March 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

6 March 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

6 March 2023

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

London

Country

United Kingdom