Planning

Training and Testing Audit Services

DVSA - DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

30 Mar 2023 at 07:42

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 Mar 2023 at 15:57

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking to contract Training and Testing Audit Services for statutory training schemes such as Driver CPC, Drink Drive Rehabilitation, and Carriage of Dangerous Goods, with scope for more audits in the future. The procurement process is in the planning stage with an engagement end date of 31st March 2023. DVSA aims to finalise tender documentation post a market engagement event and expects the tender to be published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The DVSA has announced a market engagement event on 5th April 2023 via Microsoft Teams for interested suppliers.

This tender from DVSA presents an opportunity for businesses involved in auditing services to expand their operations. Small and medium-sized enterprises with experience in delivering audit services, particularly those focusing on training providers and driver training courses, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The opportunity spans across various locations including British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom. Interested businesses can participate in the upcoming market engagement event to learn more about the requirements and engage with DVSA directly.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Training and Testing Audit Services

Notice Description

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeking to contract Training and Testing Audit Services over a two (2) year contract period from 1 October 2023, with the option for two additional 12-month extensions (1+1 years). DVSA requires the supplier to manage and deliver a programme of audits to training providers and the driver training courses they deliver. The supplier will also be required to provide an audit of exam venues, training delivery and administrative procedures. Audits will be required for several statutory training schemes. These are Driver CPC (DCPC), Drink Drive Rehabilitation (DDR) and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (ADR). In respect of ADR, it is anticipated that this will form part of the contract from 1 April 2024 and will include the audit of examinations for Dangerous Goods Driver Training. The supplier will be required to conduct a schedule of audits provided by DVSA against pre-set criteria. This will involve the allocation and planning of audit using a range of information provided by DVSA, assessment of evidence against criteria provided by DVSA, production of accurate reports to detail the findings with recommendations and the management of internal standards across the team of auditors The purpose of the PIN is to inform the market of the requirement and gather information and feedback from the market via a market engagement event. Following the market engagement event, DVSA intend to finalise the tender documentation and publish a tender via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The market engagement event will be taking place at 11:00hrs until 13:00hrs on Wednesday 5 April 2023 via Microsoft Teams. How to Register If you wish to attend the market engagement event, please respond to commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk for the attention of Stacey Griffiths, confirming your attendance and the email addresses of those attending (a maximum of 2 per supplier), by 17:00hrs on Friday 31 March 2023. Once you have confirmed your intention to attend, an email invite will be sent with the link to Microsoft Teams together with a draft specification Agenda The market engagement event will follow this agenda: - Introductions - Purpose of the day - Scope - Requirements - Procurement process - Feedback - Q and A - Next steps

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1caa607f-91ef-4ef5-b5cd-2ef129b40cc4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/db0a99ad-7435-4a6e-b9de-a6fd05735dd7
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DVSA - DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY
Contact Name
Stacey Griffiths
Contact Email
commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS5 0DA
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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