Official UK procurement notice
Test Engine and Test Content Management (TETCM) System - Modification
Authority: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract modification addressed by this Notice is for the increase in financial…
The contract modification addressed by this Notice is for the increase in financial contract value to ensure provision of essential ongoing services and continuity of the current delivery model.
The Agency have a statutory obligation to deliver the Theory Test and therefore there can be no gap in service delivery.
Other than the financial contract value increase of the agreement, all other terms and conditions shall remain the same.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 19 May 2025, 13:39 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2025, 13:39 BST
- Authority reference
K280020853- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022620- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Professional Assessments LimitedTest Engine and Test Content Management (TETCM) - Modification | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Test Engine and Test Content Management (TETCM) - Modification · Pearson Professional Assessments Limited
- Signed
- 2 May 2025
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
- Change The contract modification addressed by this Notice is for the increase in financial contract value to ensure provision of essential ongoing services and continuity of the current delivery model. The Agency have a statutory obligation to deliver the Theory Test and therefore there can be no gap in service delivery. Other than the financial contract value increase of the Agreement, as set out under this Modification Notice, all other terms and conditions shall remain the same. There have been no previous Modification/s to the contract financial value and/or contract term., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This notice relates to the modification of an existing contract under regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR"). The modification has become necessary because of the unforeseen increase in demand for the service following the Covid-19 Pandemic; increased contract spend is as a result of increased demand. The modification to the contract value is based upon current forecasting & allowance for annual CPI increases with a small tolerance. The modification does not exceed 50% of the original contract value: Original Contract Value £24,610,928, Modification to Contract Value + £5,389,072, Total Contract Value £30,000,000. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract. The modification does not alter the contractual term of the contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department for TransportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Pearson Professional Assessments LimitedAwarded supplier
- Pearson Professional Assessments LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.