DVSA in UK public tenders
DVSA is a regulator registration that UK public buyers ask suppliers for. In the UK public notices we have read, 519 name DVSA in their published text — 53 of them in words that make it a requirement.
759,877 notices classified · 10 Oct 2026
Regulator registrations
DVSA
- Who sells against it
- Fleet compliance advisers
- Named in notices
- 519
- As a requirement
- 53
- Open for bids now
- 0
01/ How often
How often UK buyers name DVSA
Notices naming it each full year. The count is small because a notice is a summary: requirements usually sit in the tender documents, which the notice never quotes.
Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions. From 2025 the Procurement Act changed notice conventions, so the series is not continuous across that line.
Rate per 10,000 notices: 2019 6.8 · 2020 4.9 · 2021 11.4 · 2022 8.2 · 2023 7.6 · 2024 6.8 · 2025 6.1
| Period | Notices naming DVSA | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35 | 35 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 |
02/ Alongside it
What buyers ask for with DVSA
Of the 519 notices that name DVSA, how many also name each of these.
Notices naming it that also carry a classified requirement for each item.
03/ Against the others
DVSA against its class
The most-named regulator registrations in UK notices, all years, and how often each is made a requirement.
Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.
04/ The evidence
The sentence that asks for it
Every count on this page traces to a sentence in a real notice. These are the most recent, requirements first.
All complete courses must be delivered within a defined two-year period to align with DVSA’s overall training process and staff probation timelines.
RequiredDriver and Vehicle Standards AgencyLevel 3 Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance and RepairApplications must be from approved DVSA testing stations within the Council’s boundaries.
RequiredBorough Council of King's Lynn and West NorfolkTaxi Testing CentresOperators must hold valid Operator Licence and maintain at least Amber DVSA OCRS rating, notifying UEA of any changes.
RequiredUniversity Of East AngliaEarly Market Engagement - UEA Coach and Minibus FrameworkBidders must have DVSA Recognition status or be working toward this within timeline acceptable to SW.
RequiredScottish WaterFleet Management SystemThe vehicle condition inspectors shall be experienced vehicle examiners, with experience of carrying out condition inspection audits of buses and familiarity with the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) Northern Ireland standards or The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) standards
RequiredTranslinkP-3266 Provision of Vehicle Inspection ServicesVehicles must comply with DVSA standards and hold valid MOT certificates
RequiredSeetec Business Technology Centre LimitedDaily Transport Service for Adults with Learning Disabilities (Mon - Fri)
05/ Method
How this page is made
Live figures
Notice counts come from RFP Quest's requirements Observatory: every UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder is read, and a notice counts as naming DVSA only when a sentence in its published text names it. That sentence is stored with the count, which is how the evidence section can quote it.
“Required” means the sentence itself uses obligation wording — must, shall, mandatory, is required and similar — and a negated one (“is not required”) does not count. Rates are per 10,000 notices published that year, so years with more notices in the record compare fairly with years with fewer.
“Alongside it” counts, among the notices that name it, how many also carry each other classified requirement. The JOSCAR tag is left out: its matcher also catches “Achilles Building Confidence”, a different scheme.
Outside sources
- Find a Tender and Contracts Finder — every notice counted on this page, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Observatory
Every requirement
Certifications, schemes and clearances named in UK notices, side by side.
Live
Every open UK tender
Search today's notices, categorised and filterable, free.
Requirement
CHAS accreditation
Levels, prices and the notices — the template's worked example.
Record
Who's winning
Which suppliers win which categories, and how often incumbents keep the work.
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Find the work DVSA opens
RFP Quest reads every UK notice and flags what each one demands — DVSA included — so you only chase the ones you can bid.
RFP Quest reads every notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and records each requirement with the sentence that states it.