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

  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-050260

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056178 (view related notices)

Published 17 July 2025, 4:00pm

Last edited 20 August 2025, 3:22pm

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Scope

Reference

T280022361

Description

Official Publisher for the UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and The Official Highway Code and The Official Highway Code for Northern Ireland

Total value (estimated)

  • £0 excluding VAT
  • £0 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 7 January 2027 to 6 January 2032
  • Possible extension to 6 January 2034
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • 79970000 - Publishing services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

30 December 2025

Engagement process description

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be holding an online Microsoft teams pre-market engagement event on 24th July 2025, from 10:30 to 12:30.

Should suppliers wish to receive an invitation to this event, please email commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk with the subject line: Publishing Services supplier engagement event and an invitation and further details will be sent to interested parties.

How to Attend:

Please note that this event has now passed.

A recording of the event can be found on Department for Transport's portal here:

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/727525250198BCC4F2ED

To view the recording, please log in and navigate to the 'Details' section. Then, click on 'Attachments' and locate the recording under the 'Visible to Suppliers' folder.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 December 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTMM-2614-YJDV

Berkeley House, Croydon Street

Bristol

BS5 0DA

United Kingdom

Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of

Organisation type: Public authority - central government