---
title: "Theory Test Assessment Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a86b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY"
published: "2025-10-06"
---

# Theory Test Assessment Platform

Buyer: DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a86b

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Theory Test Assessment Platform" contract was conducted by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), a national agency in the United Kingdom. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically driving-test services, with a focus on the UK region. The process has reached the award stage, with the contract being awarded on 15th July 2025. The method used was a limited procurement approach, justified by the necessity to align contractual end dates and the unique capability of the supplier. The contract, valued at £26,000,000, was not preceded by a competitive call for competition, as outlined in the procurement method rationale due to technical reasons related to the existing delivery model.

This tender provides business growth opportunities mainly for large enterprises capable of offering specialised driving-test services. It represents a noteworthy opportunity for suppliers like Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue), the awarded entity, which already possess the required infrastructure and expertise specific to the DVSA's requirements. Businesses aiming to enter this market segment would need technical proficiency and an established position in delivering similar assessment platforms, particularly those integrated with governmental standards and existing test networks. The procurement tailors towards firms that can ensure continuity and technical alignment with existing systems, hence comprising significant potential for established service providers in the driving-test domain.

## Notice

Theory Test Assessment Platform

### Procurement Information

Due to a requirement to align the contractual end dates of the various Theory Test related contracts it was necessary to award this contract to the incumbent as they are the only supplier able to deliver the existing delivery model without encompassing huge amounts of risk, or changes to existing models for both the DVSA and the existing suppliers of the Test Centre Network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062369-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEARSON PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENTS LTD (PEARSON VUE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80411100 - Driving-test services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2025 at 08:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062369-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency

## Provenance

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