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).
Lot Information
Lot 1
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-h6vhtk-03b6c8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009041-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- 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
- 28 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Aug 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY (DVSA)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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