Published date: 22 September 2021

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 6 October 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_284589/999400

Published date

22 September 2021

Closing date

6 October 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking to procure the services of a supplier to deliver Air Brake Training for approximately 550 delegates in total.

DVSA enforcement Vehicle Examiners (VE) are required to conduct examinations of large goods vehicles and public services vehicles. These checks can be part of a roadside inspection, fleet inspection or post collision investigation.

To be able to conduct a full technical inspection the VE needs to have working knowledge of basic air brake systems as well as more advanced and current technology employed in large vehicle braking systems.

Post Collision Examiners (PCE) need more in-depth knowledge to allow investigations following vehicle collisions. PCEs are required to provide high standard detailed written reports with supporting oral evidence to the Police. These reports are often subjected to close review by defence councils and industry experts. The PCEs are subsequently required to attend the following to defend and rebuke any conflicting claims:

Coroners Courts - England & Wales
Fatal Accident Inquiries - Scotland only
High Courts or Crown Courts - UK wide

The purpose of the PIN and RFI is to inform the market of the requirement and gather information and feedback from the market via a Supplier Questionnaire in advance of publishing a future tender.

Following receipt of the information from suppliers in response to the RFI, DVSA intend to finalise the tender documentation and publish a tender via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Please read the Specification section within the PIN document.

Respond to the questions in the Supplier Questionnaire section within the PIN document and submit your responses via DfT's eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 6th October 2021. This will appear as a Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

If you have any questions, raise them via DfT's eSourcing Portal, Jaggaer, by 17:00hrs on 29th September 2021.

The DfT's Sourcing Portal can be accessed at:
https://dft.app.jaggaer.com
If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer's helpdesk:
0800 069 8630
help_uk@jaggaer.com"

Note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register.
If you do not know your number, search for it via the following link:
https://www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html
If a DUNS number is not found, follow the guidance on how to acquire one.

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About the buyer

Address

Berkeley House, Croydon Street
Bristol
BS5 0DA
England

Email

commercialenquires@dvsa.gov.uk