Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Bristol
commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
IRTEC Assessments
Reference number
K280021907
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related 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(s) to deliver IRTEC Assessments for approximately 370 Vehicle Standard Assessors over an initial 3-year contract period.
The Vehicle Standard Assessors require the IRTEC assessment for Large Commercial Vehicle Inspection Technician.
The purpose of the Prior Invitation Notice (PIN) and Request for Information (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 16:00hrs on 21 October 2022. This will appear as a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
If you have any questions, raise them via DfT’s eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 16:00hrs on 21 October 2022.
The DfT's Sourcing Portal can be accessed at:
If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer‘s helpdesk:
0800 069 8630
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: £370,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 12
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
The Lots are subject to change. Currently there are 12 and the authority have the right to change this. It is expected that suppliers can bid for more than one Lot.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1 - 12
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
IRTEC assessments - regional delivery required
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
5 December 2022
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
The PIN can be found on DfT's eSourcing portal