Notice Information
Notice Title
Capability Assets' Managed Service
Notice Description
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (The Authority) as Lead Authority for National Resilience, seeks to identify a Prime Contractor to provide a Capability Assets' Managed Service. The requirements are for the maintenance, repair and servicing of the National Resilience fleet of vehicles and associated equipment. The core requirements of this contract are to provide routine and unplanned maintenance, repair and servicing throughout the life of the contract. The Authority deems that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) provisions may apply to this contract.
Planning Information
This procurement will be conducted utilising Procurement Act 2023. The purpose of this Pre-Market engagement is to gauge the level of interest in this opportunity and obtain feedback from the market. It does not formally begin a procurement process or constitute any commitment by the Authority to undertake any procurement exercise. Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by not responding to this pre-market engagement notification. Potential bidders must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or in any future procurement that the Authority may conduct. Any costs involved in responding to this Pre-Market engagement will be borne by the responders. Engagement deadline for expressing an interest Initial stage of Pre-Market Engagement The Authority is hosting an online meeting on 15th June 2026, 11.30am via Microsoft Teams. If your organisation is interested in attending this event, you must register your expression of interest by 11th June 2026, 5pm via the following portal link; If not registered, use the following link: https://Procontract.due-north.com/Register If already registered, search within Opportunities (filter by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service) for project reference DN814453 Capability Assets' Managed Service https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?v=2 Registration onto the portal is free. Please note that this event will be recorded. A copy of this recording will be available, upon request, up until the publication of the Invitation to Tender documents. When your expression of interest is confirmed, an invite to the online meeting will be forwarded to you separately. Second stage of Pre-Market Engagement Following the online meeting, the Authority invites feedback from those who have expressed an interest, via an online Request for Information. The feedback gained may assist in refining and shaping our future tender process. Your feedback is requested by Friday 3rd July 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06938c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049946-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
34300000 - Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
48000000 - Software package and information systems
50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
60112000 - Public road transport services
60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79212000 - Auditing services
79342300 - Customer services
79512000 - Call centre
80511000 - Staff training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Jan 20276 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2028 - 30 Sep 2038 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MERSEYSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOOTLE
- Postcode
- L30 4YD
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD73 Sefton
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sefton
- Electoral Ward
- Netherton and Orrell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bootle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049946-2026
27th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042009-2026
7th May 2026 - Pipeline 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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