Who Won It

Contract award · 4 Jul 2025

Theory Test Assessment Platform

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency awarded “Theory Test Assessment Platform” to Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue) for £26m.

No competitionEducation & training

BuyerDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Value £26m
WinnerPearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Pearson Professional Assessments Ltd (Pearson Vue)
Value
£26,000,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Education & training · Driving-test services (CPV 80411100)
Official notice
049494-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date4 Jul 2025
  2. Published18 Aug 2025Published 45 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of Theory Test Assessment Platform

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