UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The provision of a new Driver and Vehicle Agency Test Centre and infrastructure at Mallusk. The Test Centre will be designed to current standards and include vehicle test lanes, a 2-storey administration area and site works including internal roads, car parking and test tracks. A minimum of 10 percent of the overall score at award stage will be based on suppliers’ social value delivery proposals and score. Further information for suppliers on scoring social value is available at the below link: https://buysocialni.org/contractors/

The DVA now wish to establish a Contract to appoint a Contractor to supply, install, commission, calibrate and maintain a total of 79 new vehicle testing lanes of equipment, the associated fully integrated test lane (ITL) software, all associated IT hardware and licences (from here on in referred to as ‘Vehicle Test Solution’) to service its network of Test Centres. The contract’s key focus will be to provide DVA with a complete vehicle test solution that will meet DVA’s demands, on an all-inclusive supply, install and maintenance basis.

The Department for Infrastructure, through its Executive Agency The Driver and Vehicle Agency wish to establish a Contract to appoint a Contractor to supply, deliver, install, commission, calibrate and maintain a total of 79 new vehicle testing lanes of equipment, the associated fully integrated test lane (ITL) software, all associated IT hardware and licences (from here on in referred to as ‘Vehicle Test Solution’) to service its network of 16 Test Centres. The contract’s key focus will be to provide DVA with a complete vehicle test solution that will meet DVA’s demands, on an all-inclusive supply, install and maintenance basis. The Contractor must also complete all necessary enabling works required to facilitate the installation and operation of the Vehicle Test Solution. These works may include, but are not limited to, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and digital enabling works which must be completed in line with current UK building legislation, regulations, codes and standards.

The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) which aims to deliver improved road safety and better regulation of the transport sector. Responsibilities include driver licensing, vehicle and driver testing, responsibility for those who drive for a living plus compliance and roadside enforcement. DFI - DVA - The DVA requires a Supplier to provide assessments in relation to fitness to drive. The contract will be let in two LOTS. LOT1 is Provision of Fitness to Drive Assessment Service relates to the a paper based assessment of medical fitness to drive carried out by the supplier’s medical practitioner staff and LOT2 is the provision of Specialist Medical Advisory Service to provide a specialist medical advisory service for LOT2 of this tender , conducted by the supplier’s specialist consultant staff where it is considered that a specialist assessment is required in order to determine whether the driver meets the relevant medical standard on fitness to drive.