Driver and Vehicle Agency - Supply, Delivery, Installation, Calibration, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Vehicle Test Solution
Estimated value
£40.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
30 Apr 2025
Description
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.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 5888575
- Total value
- £40,000,000 excluding VAT£48,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 19 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2035Possible extension to 19 Oct 2039
the contract will have the option to extend for 4 further periods of 12 months each
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 3100000050100000
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC1 - Proposed Integrated test lane software | As per Tender documentation. | quality | 1.00% |
| AC2 - Proposed Maintenance solution (Phase 4) | as per tender documentation | quality | 2.00% |
| AC7 - Social Value - Delivering Zero Carbon | as per tender documentation | quality | 3.00% |
| AC9 - Total Contract Cost | as per tender documentation | cost | 4.00% |
| AC3 - Outline Implementation Plan for Phase 1 | as per tender documentation | quality | 5.00% |
| AC4 - Outline Implementation Plan for Phase 2 | as per tender documentation | quality | 6.00% |
| AC5 - Outline Implementation Plan for Phase 3 | as per tender documentation | quality | 7.00% |
| AC6 - Proposed IT Infrastructure | as per tender documentation | quality | 8.00% |
| AC8 - Contract Management and Contingency Arrangements | as per tender documentation | quality | 9.00% |
| SoC1 - Legislation and Testing Standards | as per tender documentation | quality | 10.00% |
| SoC2 - Light Lane Equipment | as per tender documentation | quality | 11.00% |
| SoC3 - Heavy Lane Equipment | as per tender documentation | quality | 12.00% |
| SoC4 - Vehicle Lift | as per tender documentation | quality | 13.00% |
| SoC5 - Additional Equipment | as per tender documentation | quality | 14.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per Tender documentation
As per Tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure