Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency: contracts awarded without a rival

Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency made 13 of its 23 public contract awards without a rival from 2021-05-16 to 2026-09-10: 13 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 6 suppliers; the most to UTAC UK Limited, 5.

An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.

Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.