Awarded contract

WP183.1 Motorcycle Noise Programme

Details

Buyer: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Supplier(s): Millbrook Proving Ground Limited
Value: £244,597.5
Topic: Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Published: 13 October 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Contract variation to include further preconditioning testing. Primary investigation into noise emissions testing of a 2 wheeled road motorcycle and replacement exhaust systems from each L3e classes, A1, A2 and A3 Lot 1: Primary investigation into noise emissions testing of a 2 wheeled road motorcycle and replacement exhaust systems from each L3e classes, A1, A2 and A3

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 May 2025
Completed: Award published13 October 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency operates as an executive agency of the Department for Transport, running driving tests and vehicle standards enforcement across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A dedicated procurement team, based in Nottingham, runs the agency's sourcing activity. Crown Commercial Service framework agreements cover most established sourcing needs. Opportunities without a framework in place are advertised on Contracts Finder for smaller-value work and Find a Tender for larger competitions. Suppliers register interest and bid through Crown Commercial Service's own supplier channels. Standard contract conditions apply separately to goods, services and purchase orders.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's contract awards have been in education and training, business services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

71334000 · Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency.gov