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title: "In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing - VCA0002"
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# In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing - VCA0002

Buyer: DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c3325c94-faa4-4978-aa33-890ad9d72525

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## Summary

The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), in collaboration with the Swedish Transport Agency (STA), is conducting a tender titled "In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing - VCA0002." This procurement process falls under the engineering services category and is based in the United Kingdom. The tender is currently in the Award stage, with an awarded contract valued at £430,327.50. The contract period commenced on 25th February 2021 and extends until 31st March 2022, with the option to extend for an additional year if mutually agreed upon. The final date for submission was 15th January 2021, and interested parties had to register on the Department for Transport Sourcing Portal to participate.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in environmental testing and engineering services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Companies with expertise in emissions testing for vehicles will find this procurement especially relevant. Additionally, businesses that can demonstrate innovative approaches to the assessment of light-duty vehicles, conforming to the New In-Service Conformity Methodology, may also be well-suited to engage in this sector and compete effectively for future contracts.

## Notice

The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), with the understanding of the Swedish Transport Agency (STA), invites submissions from Suppliers for the undertaking of light-duty vehicle emissions testing for the purposes of the "New In-Service Conformity (ISC) Methodology", introduced in Annex II (Part B) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, as amended by 2018/1832 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/GA/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018R1832). In this Contract, the Supplier will be required to source, examine and test vehicles in accordance with this methodology, for a minimum of two ISC annual programmes (2020 and 2021) with an option to extend the contract to cover a third annual programme (2022) subject to the agreement of all parties. Additional information: The competition will be run on the Department for Transport Sourcing Portal: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/ In order to participate in the competition and view the ITT documents, 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. Please note that if you are an existing supplier to the DfT, you may be notified that you already exist within the new system. If this is the case please email CREATE@dft.gov.uk with your preferred email address for registration. This will be updated on the system where you will then be able to check and update all your details accurately. In addition 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 yours: 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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6974daf3-ab9a-4b6d-a04e-b0a81e025513 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 25 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £430,327 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AVL POWERTRAIN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2021 at 14:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6974daf3-ab9a-4b6d-a04e-b0a81e025513

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6974daf3-ab9a-4b6d-a04e-b0a81e025513
  1st March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/GA/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018R1832
- https://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html

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