Notice Information
Notice Title
Plant Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)
Notice Description
Defra have a requirement for the provision of Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for Plant assets. PLEASE NOTE: This UK6 award notice replaces the previous notice dated 13 May 2026
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-04fb8b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047465-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- 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
- £49,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £49,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £46,943,709 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 7 May 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2032-02-13
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/047465-2026
22nd May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044022-2026
13th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043783-2026
13th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078768-2025
2nd December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012346-2025
1st April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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