Official UK procurement notice
Carriage of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods training
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDVSA has an ongoing requirement for training in the appropriate legislation relating to the Carriage of Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Goods by Road. The training is for Traffic Examiners to carry out roadside enforcement activities effectively.
The training will allow Traffic Examiners to perform to the required standard on behalf of both the ‘Dangerous Goods Division & The ‘Transport Security and Contingencies Directorate’ of the Department for Transport.
The expectation is to deliver training for up to approximately 90 delegates for the initial 3-year contract period, plus one refresher course per year for existing Traffic Examiners.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£79,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: Bids will be evaluated on a 70% Quality and 30% Price basis
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
- Authority reference
T280022946- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000514- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e067Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
DVSA has issued this procurement opportunity via the Department for Transport's (DfT) sourcing portal, Jaggaer.
To read the ITT documentation, and submit a response or bid, you will need to be registered as a supplier on Jaggaer, using the following link:
You will then need to search for the opportunity Carriage of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods training, ITT 2905’ or use the following link:
dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/49001311019B22FCC587 ↗
Note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register on Jaggaer. If you do not know your number, search for it via the following link:
www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html ↗
If a DUNS number is not found, follow the guidance on how to acquire one. If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer's helpdesk: 0800 069 8630 help_uk@jaggaer.com
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published349 days ago13 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMT
- Market engagement335 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking to procure the services of a supplier to deliver the Carriage of Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Goods by roadside training to approximately 90 delegates over an initial 3-year contract period plus 3 refresher courses per year for existing Traffic Examiners.
We have published a Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of the RFI is to gather information and feedback from the market via a Supplier Questionnaire prior to publishing a future tender.
Please respond to the questions in the Suppliers Questionnaire section and submit your responses via DfT’s eSourcing portal, Jaggaer by Thursday 27 November 2025 14:00
If you have any questions, raise them via DfT’s eSourcing portal, Jaggaer by Wednesday 26 November 2025 14:00.
To read the RFI documentation, and submit a response, you will need to be registered as a supplier on Jaggaer, using the following link:
You will then need to search for the opportunity 'Carriage of Hazardous Chemicals and Dangerous Goods Training’, ‘pqq_678’ or use the following link:
dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/00347574019A6E6C446F ↗
Note that you will require a DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet) to register on Jaggaer. If you do not know your number, search for it via the following link:
www.dnb.co.uk/duns-number/lookup.html ↗
If a DUNS number is not found, follow the guidance on how to acquire one.
If you have any technical issues registering, contact Jaggaer's helpdesk:
0800 069 8630
- Tender notice published295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 09:19 GMT
- Next notice expected295 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago20 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline267 days ago3 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published63 days ago26 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Nov 2025, 13:14 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 09:19 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active6 Jan 2026, 09:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Jan 2026, 09:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 3 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT6 Jan 2026, 09:19 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published26 Aug 2026, 10:06 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2026, 10:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 10 Mar 2026 | CancelledNone of the bids achieved the mandatory standard. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender