How to win: Training and Testing Audit Services Reprocurement

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DVSA is requesting information from potential suppliers to help shape our approach to re-procuring our Training and Testing Audit Services requirement. DVSA’s current Training and Testing Audit Services contract is due to expire on 15 December 2026. This opportunity is to replace the current contract. This requirement covers the auditing of centres, courses, and examinations across the UK on behalf of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA), the Health & Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI), and the Welsh Government. The audits relate to Driver CPC periodic training (Driver CPC), Taxi Driver Periodic Training (TDPT, in Northern Ireland only), Drink Drive Rehabilitation (DDR), and Dangerous Goods Driver Training (DGDT), ensuring that these programmes and assessments are delivered in accordance with the relevant standards and regulatory requirements.

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• ✓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 £3,606,289.96, 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: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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