--- title: "On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY" published: "2023-02-03" --- # On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency Buyer: THE DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c625111b-4e40-42ea-916b-931715ebf6c7.json) ## Summary The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency is seeking On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment for roadside enforcement activities. The contract, with a value of GBP 260,000, falls under the Transport equipment category. The tender, titled "On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Equipment for Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency," is in the open procurement stage. The deadline for tender submissions is 6th March 2023, with the contract period starting on 31st March 2023 and ending on 31st March 2027. The procurement process can be accessed through the Department For Transport's Sourcing Portal. This tender by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency provides an opportunity for businesses involved in the supply of transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation to compete for a substantial contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would be particularly well-suited to participate in this open procedure. The equipment being sought is critical for enabling examiners to identify manipulations and faults in vehicle systems efficiently, enhancing roadside enforcement activities in the United Kingdom. ## Notice One of DVSA's main activities is roadside enforcement by which we ensure that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) & public service vehicles (PSVs) are roadworthy and their drivers compliant with current driving standards. On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) equipment (Autocom) has been used by DVSA enforcement examiners to predominately identify tachograph manipulations since 2014. The equipment has also been used to assist examiners in locating emission cheat devices and provide supporting evidence when enforcement action has been taken. However, due to various reasons beyond DVSA's control, the Autocom OBD equipment has become obsolete and unsupported. The vehicle management system that DVSA are looking to purchase will provide data on the mechanical condition of the vehicle, including being able to determine the date a defect occurred. This information may help examiners refute a drivers explanation that the defect was not present when they started the journey which will provide a more evidence based approach when reporting on failings in an Operator Maintenance System. Roadside enforcement activity requires DVSA examiners to be equipped to identify the most serious and serially non-compliant operators in an effective and efficient manner. Drivers and operators using ever increasingly complex and sophisticated methods to interfere with vehicle systems which are difficult to identify at the roadside. From the interpretation of data from the vehicle Electronic Control Unit by the device operator, it is anticipated that this will lead to manipulations being detected. Another benefit of this equipment is to identify vehicle system fault using a diagnostic interface. This Tender can be accessed by registering on the Department For Transport's Sourcing Portal using the link below: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html?VISITORID=22539837-4f3f-475c-9252-f5440b5902f3&_ncp=1675418309648.908056-1 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28ebf6d0-44a3-47d8-accd-4553ab0c8dc7 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 6 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £260,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE DRIVER & VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG1 6LP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Hyson Green & Arboretum | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ### Codes - 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ## Release History - 3 Feb 2023 at 13:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28ebf6d0-44a3-47d8-accd-4553ab0c8dc7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28ebf6d0-44a3-47d8-accd-4553ab0c8dc7 3rd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html?VISITORID=22539837-4f3f-475c-9252-f5440b5902f3&_ncp=1675418309648.908056-1 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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