Part 1 The Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency identified a need to acquire new vehicle testing equipment
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- The Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) aims to improve road safety in Northern Ireland
- By the mid-1990s, acquiring new vehicle testing equipment was a major priority for DVTA
- DVTA opted to procure new testing equipment through the Private Finance Initiative and, in March 2001, signed a £57 million contract for the provision and maintenance of new vehicle testing equipment
- DVTA considered it had transferred risks appropriately and the contract contained key performance indicators on vehicle test times and customer waiting times
- However there have been difficulties with the project and contracted vehicle test and customer waiting times have not been achieved
- Scope of our examination