How to win: Calibration, Repair and Maintenance of DVSA Weigh Pads for Enforcement and IVA 2026

About this contract

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, an executive agency sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT). The agency carries out driving tests, approves people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carries out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carries out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitors vehicle recalls. DVSA invites proposals to repair, maintain, calibrate, and verify it’s portable weighing equipment. The proposal includes occasional supply of weighpads, associated equipment and parts, plus supplying occasional calibrated and verified rental weighpads equipment when required.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £600,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 3 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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