Notice Information
Notice Title
Plant Service Inspection Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)
Notice Description
DGFS are seeking a contractor to provide Service, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for its fleet of construction and agricultural plant and equipment across the United Kingdom.
Planning Information
Defra Group Fleet Services (DGFS) is seeking early expressions of interest and pre-market engagement from suppliers for a proposed 3-year contract for the Service, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for its fleet of construction and agricultural plant and equipment across the United Kingdom. If you would like to review and respond to the Request for Information, please email Angelica Ho at Angelica.Ho@Defra.gov.uk for a copy of the RFI document. Please note the closing date is Tuesday 15th April 2025 at 5pm.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fb86
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012338-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £44,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- rachael.burton@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012338-2025
1st April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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