Notice Information
Notice Title
DVA Test Centres Projects
Notice Description
Lot Information
Lot 1
DVA appointed an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT), namely Capita Property & Infrastructure (now known as WSP), to bring forward designs and secure planning permission and manage the construction of multiple Test Centres
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ddab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072396-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71200000 - Architectural and related services
71300000 - Engineering services
71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
71500000 - Construction-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,987,631 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Mar 20169 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DRIVER AND VEHICLE AGENCY DVA
- Contact Name
- Procurement Operations Branch
- Contact Email
- construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2890816555
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT8 8JL
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Beechill
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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