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In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing

Department for Transport · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:31.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Transport in partnership with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), invites submissions from Suppliers for the undertaking of light-duty vehicle emissions testing for the purposes of the “New In-Service Conformity (ISC) Methodology”, introduced in Annex II (Part B) of Regulation (GB) 2017/1151, as amended by SI 2022 No.1273 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1151/contents) and Annex 4 of UN Regulation No. 83.08 (ECE-TRANS-WP.29-2023-57E.pdf) In this Contract, the Supplier will be required to source, examine and test vehicles in accordance with this methodology, for one annual ISC programme (covering the calendar year 2025).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Horiba-Mira

Matched by normalised name
Published award value
£358.5k
Awarded
15 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PXTY-7569-TPTQ
Location
Nuneaton, UKF22, CV10 0TU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services

Lots

  • Lot 1£450k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
VCA0011
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Suppliers can access the full suite of tender documents and submit their bids through our Jaggaer E-sourcing Portal at the following link: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1 Supplier if not already registered on jaggaer, should do so using the following link: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html Department for Transport Sourcing Portal
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
25 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
30 Jun 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
16 Jun 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
540,000

Renewal

Description
12 month timeline extension

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical Envelope
Type
quality
Description
Full breakdown of technical questions can be found in our suite of tender documents located on the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial (Price) Envelope
Type
price
Description
Full details of commercial (price) questions can be found in our suite of tender documents located on the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2027, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Outlined in Attachment 2-how to bid document within the suite of tender documents that can be accessed through the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
1. Does the Potential Provider hold EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditations from a national accreditation body? And/or be a designated technical service to VCA or an EU type-approval authority to carry out testing and inspections for the aforementioned regulations 2. Can the Potential Provider deliver the expected full volume of vehicles, as detailed in the Specification? 3. Does the Potential Provider have the required facilities and equipment to perform WLTP Type 1 and RDE tests on all configurations of light-duty vehicle (e.g. M and N category, 2WD, 4WD, ICE, HEV)? Full details are outlined in Attachment 2-how to bid document within the suite of tender documents that can be accessed through the Jaggaer Sourcing Portal. https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/873848560197219BB4B1

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
028877-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 May 2025, 15:34
Entry 3
Id
028881-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 May 2025, 15:40

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Not appropriate for this requirement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ
Name
Department for Transport

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PXTY-7569-TPTQ
Name
Horiba-Mira

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Locality
Nuneaton
Postal Code
CV10 0TU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Watling Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PXTY-7569-TPTQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
16 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
16 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71632000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical testing services

Value

Amount
358,496
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
430,195.2

Renewal

Description
12 month timeline extension

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076018-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Nov 2025, 12:55

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXTY-7569-TPTQ
Name
Horiba-Mira

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
4 Dec 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
1 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2027, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
3 Dec 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
21 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not required for this contract

Value

Amount
358,496
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
430,195.2

Period

Ends
31 Aug 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
077490-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
27 Nov 2025, 08:57

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0529f9-2025-11-27T08:57:51ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·