Planning

Air Brake Training

  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-023626

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e3bd

Published 22 September 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Bristol

Email

commercialenquiries@DVSA.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Air Brake Training

Reference number

K280021498

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking to procure the services of a supplier to deliver Air Brake Training for approximately 550 delegates in total.

DVSA enforcement Vehicle Examiners (VE) are required to conduct examinations of large goods vehicles and public services vehicles. These checks can be part of a roadside inspection, fleet inspection or post collision investigation.

To be able to conduct a full technical inspection the VE needs to have working knowledge of basic air brake systems as well as more advanced and current technology employed in large vehicle braking systems.

Post Collision Examiners (PCE) need more in-depth knowledge to allow investigations following vehicle collisions. PCEs are required to provide high standard detailed written reports with supporting oral evidence to the Police. These reports are often subjected to close review by defence councils and industry experts. The PCEs are subsequently required to attend the following to defend and rebuke any conflicting claims:

Coroners Courts – England & Wales

Fatal Accident Inquiries – Scotland only

High Courts or Crown Courts – UK wide

The purpose of the PIN and RFI is to inform the market of the requirement and gather information and feedback from the market via a Supplier Questionnaire in advance of publishing a future tender.

Following receipt of the information from suppliers in response to the RFI, DVSA intend to finalise the tender documentation and publish a tender via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Please read the Specification section within the PIN document.

Respond to the questions in the Supplier Questionnaire section within the PIN document and submit your responses via DfT’s eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 6th October 2021.

If you have any questions, raise them via DfT’s eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 29th September 2021.

The DfT's Sourcing Portal can be accessed at:

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com

If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer‘s helpdesk:

0800 069 8630

help_uk@jaggaer.com"

Note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register.

If you do not know your number, search for it via the following link:

https://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html

If a DUNS number is not found, follow the guidance on how to acquire one.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £225,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking to procure the services of a supplier to deliver Air Brake Training for approximately 550 delegates in total.

DVSA enforcement Vehicle Examiners (VE) are required to conduct examinations of large goods vehicles and public services vehicles. These checks can be part of a roadside inspection, fleet inspection or post collision investigation.

To be able to conduct a full technical inspection the VE needs to have working knowledge of basic air brake systems as well as more advanced and current technology employed in large vehicle braking systems.

Post Collision Examiners (PCE) need more in-depth knowledge to allow investigations following vehicle collisions. PCEs are required to provide high standard detailed written reports with supporting oral evidence to the Police. These reports are often subjected to close review by defence councils and industry experts. The PCEs are subsequently required to attend the following to defend and rebuke any conflicting claims:

Coroners Courts – England & Wales

Fatal Accident Inquiries – Scotland only

High Courts or Crown Courts – UK wide

The purpose of the PIN and RFI is to inform the market of the requirement and gather information and feedback from the market via a Supplier Questionnaire in advance of publishing a future tender.

Following receipt of the information from suppliers in response to the RFI, DVSA intend to finalise the tender documentation and publish a tender via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Please read the Specification section within the PIN document.

Respond to the questions in the Supplier Questionnaire section within the PIN document and submit your responses via DfT’s eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 6th October 2021. This will appear as a Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

If you have any questions, raise them via DfT’s eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 29th September 2021.

The DfT's Sourcing Portal can be accessed at:

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com

If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer‘s helpdesk:

0800 069 8630

help_uk@jaggaer.com"

Note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register.

If you do not know your number, search for it via the following link:

https://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html

If a DUNS number is not found, follow the guidance on how to acquire one.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 November 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

A direct link to the PIN in the DfT sourcing portal is below:

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/62821421017C0E3F0C7C