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DVSA Publishing Services with The Highway Code and The Highway Code for Northern Ireland

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Key details

Contracting authority
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Public authority - central government
Region
Bristol
Delivery: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Contract value
£40,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
30 December 2025
Published
9 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
7 January 2027 - 6 January 2032
5 years
Possible extension to 6 January 2034 · 6 years, 11 months in total
Extension terms: This contract contains 2x12 Month contract extension options.
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 79970000 Publishing services

What happened

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency awarded this contract to THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED worth £40,000,000 on 8 Sept 2026. The contract runs until 6 Jan 2032.

Description

The contract covers DVSA’s statutory duty to Publish the Official Highway Code in print, as well as commercial publications. These are the definitive guides that support industry and the general road-using public in meeting and maintaining DVSA’s standards.

The contract will support the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland and – new to this retender – the Department for Transport publications stemming from Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. This brings all the source materials for UK driving theory under one contract.

The parties will work together to innovate new products to inform, educate and advise, promoting positive behaviour change and compliance that goes beyond the Highway Code and drivers and riders. We aim also to reach MOT testers, dangerous goods drivers and managers, commercial operators and employers of drivers to realise commitments in the DVSA Vision to 2030 and create new income streams.

This is a concession contract. In the total value section, this shows the estimated value of the opportunity for publishing services.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED
GB-PPON: PHVB-7478-JNRL
Award value
£40,000,000
Award date
8 September 2026
Bidders
1 bidder

Contact

Address
Berkeley House, Croydon Street, Bristol, BS5 0DA

Identifiers

Buyer reference
T280022361
Notice ID
085297-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f0a

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