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Plant Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)

Environment Agency

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 16:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

22 May 2026 at 07:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

13 May 2026 at 15:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

13 May 2026 at 11:21

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Dec 2025 at 10:22

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

01 Apr 2025 at 16:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency, managing the contract for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, procured servicing, inspection, maintenance and repair services for its fleet of construction and agricultural plant and equipment. The requirement covers plant repair and maintenance, fleet management and fleet-support services across the United Kingdom. The supplier is expected to support plant assets nationally, combining routine servicing and statutory inspections with non-routine maintenance, breakdown response, repairs and wider fleet availability. The contract also includes quality control, sustainability, customer service and social-value delivery. This is a single service requirement rather than separate geographical or technical packages, and is relevant to providers with a national plant-maintenance capability or an established network of maintenance providers and supply-chain partners.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through an open competitive flexible procedure. Two valid bids were received. Plantexpand Ltd was selected, with an award and contract value of £46,943,709.48 excluding VAT and £56,332,451.38 including VAT. The award date was 8 May 2026, and the contract was signed on 7 July 2026. The active contract runs from 16 November 2026 to 15 November 2029, with an option for three further 12-month periods to 15 November 2032. Evaluation weighted commercial price at 50%, technical specification at 30% and sustainability specification at 20%. The requirement was one lot, marked suitable for SMEs, with renewal and extension options. The contract is above the relevant threshold.

This award demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from the Environment Agency and Defra for nationwide plant servicing and fleet support. A credible future competitor would need the capacity to maintain construction and agricultural plant across the United Kingdom, with responsive field coverage and a dependable maintenance-provider or supply-chain network. Performance expectations include high fleet availability, rapid attendance at breakdowns, first-time fixes, completion of routine and non-routine maintenance within defined service levels, and statutory compliance before expiry. Strong bidders would also need demonstrable technician competence and accreditation, structured quality audits, supply-chain oversight, health and safety controls, and ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 certification or equivalent. Sustainability planning, carbon reduction and measurable apprenticeships or recruitment from disadvantaged groups are also central to the requirement.

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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.

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/074376-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

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
£49,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£49,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£46,943,709 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£46,943,709 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
14 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
8 May 20263 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
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Environment Agency
Additional Buyers

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

PLANTEXPAND LIMITED

Plantexpand Ltd

Further Information

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