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The purpose is to gather insights into the market's capacity and appetite for the upcoming Custom Fit Motorcycle Examiner Earplugs 2026 requirement. The RFI will be open from 08th December 2025 to 22nd December 2025. If you are interested in participating and would like access to the RFI documents, please contact the team at: G&Scategoryteam@dvsa.gov.uk", "dueDate": "2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "080482-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080482-2025", "datePublished": "2025-12-08T10:42:43Z", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "T280023008", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Custom Fit Motorcycle Examiner Earplugs 2026", "description": "DVSA motorcycle examiners conduct riding tests for candidates seeking entitlement to ride motorcycles on public roads. To carry out these tests, examiners spend up to eight hours a day on a motorcycle and may reach speeds of up to 70 mph. Research indicates that riding at speeds above 60 mph can lead to hearing loss caused by excessive wind noise. To mitigate this risk, DVSA introduced routine audiology assessments for motorcycle examiners and the use of custom-fitted earplugs. DVSA now intends to award a contract to a single supplier to provide two pairs of custom-fitted earplugs for each examiner, with replacements supplied every two years. The service will include on-site fitting, where the supplier visits DVSA locations to take ear canal impressions before delivering the custom earplugs. It is estimated that approximately 100 ear impressions will be taken annually, resulting in the supply of around 200 pairs of custom-fitted earplugs each year.", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "18143000", "description": "Protective gear" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, { "region": "UK", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 162000, "amount": 135000, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "goods", "aboveThreshold": true, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "suitability": { "sme": true, "vcse": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2028-05-13T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2030-05-13T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 162000, "amount": 135000, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Quality", "numbers": [ { "number": 50, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "cost", "name": "Cost", "numbers": [ { "number": 40, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "quality", "name": "Social Value", "numbers": [ { "number": 10, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "renewal": { "description": "2 x 12 Month" } } ], "status": "active", "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure", "submissionMethodDetails": "https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Requests to Participate must be submitted via the Jaggaer portal. To participate in the opportunity, you must first register on the portal. You can do this by clicking the grey \"click here to register!\" button on the link above and following the instructions. You will then be able to access the opportunity document - search for 'Custom Fit Motorcycle Examiner Earplugs 2026' https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/ Please note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register. If you do not know your number access the following link to find it: https://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html, click on the D-U-N-S number section. If a DUNS number is not found, there is guidance on how to acquire one in the same place. Should you have any technical issue registering on the system please contact the Jaggaer Helpdesk in the first instance: Phone: 0800 069 8630 help_uk@jaggaer.com", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-03-02T12:00:00+00:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-02-18T12:00:00+00:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-04-16T23:59:59+01:00" }, "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "007922-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007922-2026", "datePublished": "2026-01-29T11:02:44Z", "format": "text/html" } ], "hasRecurrence": true, "recurrence": { "dates": [ { "startDate": "2028-01-24T23:59:59+00:00" } ] } }, "language": "en" }