Contract award · 4 Jul 2025

Theory Test Assessment Platform

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

No competitionEducation & trainingSouth West

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.

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Key facts

Value
£26,000,000
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Education & training · Driving-test services (CPV 80411100)
Timeline
  1. Contract date4 Jul 2025
  2. Published14 Aug 2025Published 41 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of the Theory Test Assessment Platform

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