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Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Vehicle Recovery & Roadside Assistance Services

The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

20 Jul 2026 at 16:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

26 May 2026 at 16:37

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, through the Metropolitan Police Service, intends to procure vehicle recovery and roadside assistance services for motor vehicles, commercial vehicles, cars and motorcycles. The requirement is a service contract supporting vehicle breakdown recovery and roadside assistance across the United Kingdom. It is a single planned requirement rather than separate lots. The work is being procured for policing and public-sector operational needs, with the contracting authority acting on behalf of MOPAC. Businesses in vehicle recovery, breakdown assistance, fleet support and related transport services should assess whether they can provide coverage for different vehicle types and operate across the required geographic area. The relevant service classifications include breakdown and recovery services for cars, commercial vehicles, motor vehicles and motorcycles.

This procurement is at the preliminary market engagement and planning stage; it is not a tender and suppliers are not being asked to submit prices or formal bids. The buyer currently intends to use the competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 for the future procurement. The planned contract is expected to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with renewal rights potentially extending it to 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £25 million excluding VAT, or £30 million including VAT, and the procurement is above threshold. The buyer expects the market engagement to be handled through Coupa: suppliers should register and tag to the event by 7 September 2026 to receive updates and may submit clarification questions through the platform. A future tender will be advertised separately.

The future requirement is likely to suit established vehicle recovery and roadside assistance providers with the equipment, trained personnel and operational capacity to recover cars, commercial vehicles, other motor vehicles and motorcycles. Relevant experience may include breakdown response, vehicle transportation, roadside repair or assistance, secure recovery operations and coordinating a geographically distributed service. Suppliers with existing recovery networks, depots, response teams and fleet capability across the United Kingdom are likely to be well placed, particularly where they can support both routine and urgent operational requirements. Businesses that provide services to police, government, fleet operators, insurers or other large organisations may have useful transferable experience. The market engagement is an opportunity to understand and help shape the proposed requirement before the formal procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) - Vehicle Recovery & Roadside Assistance Services

Notice Description

This UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is issued by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on behalf of the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the contracting authority, to notify the market of its intention to undertake preliminary market engagement in relation to a forthcoming procurement for Vehicle Recovery and Roadside Assistance Services. The PME is intended to provide potential suppliers with early market awareness of the proposed requirement, indicative scope, lotting approach, estimated value, intended procurement route and indicative procurement timetable. The MPS currently intends to conduct the future procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 using the competitive flexible procedure. A UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is used to provide information about how a contracting authority will engage, or has engaged, with suppliers before the formal tender notice is published. The PME will be hosted through the MPS eTendering platform, Coupa. Suppliers wishing to receive PME-specific communications, updates and clarification responses should register and tag to the PME opportunity in Coupa by the stated PME deadline. Suppliers may submit clarification questions through Coupa by the stated questions deadline. The MPS does not guarantee a response to all questions. Where responses are provided, they may be shared with all suppliers registered and tagged to the PME, subject to any confidentiality considerations. This PME is for market awareness and information purposes only. It is not a call for competition, does not commence the procurement and does not require suppliers to submit tenders, pricing or formal written responses. Failure to participate in this PME, or failure to register / tag to the PME in Coupa by the PME deadline, will not automatically exclude a supplier from participating in any future tender opportunity. Any future tender opportunity will be advertised separately through the relevant tender notice and procurement documents. A PME document is attached to Coupa and potential suppliers are encouraged to review the PME document. Potential suppliers wishing to access this PME opportunity and view any associated PME documents are invited to register via the following link: https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice Please copy and paste the link into your internet browser. The Coupa Sourcing Event reference for this PME is 2812. Suppliers should search for this sourcing event reference within Coupa. The PME document and any associated PME materials will be hosted on the MPS eTendering platform, Coupa. Potential suppliers wishing to access the PME documentation and receive PME-specific communications, updates or clarification responses should register and tag to the relevant Coupa event. The MPS does not intend to circulate the PME document separately outside of Coupa. Registration on Coupa, and access to the PME documentation, is free of charge. The MPS / MOPAC reserves the right to amend, update or withdraw any PME documentation while the PME remains open. Where changes are made, the MPS will communicate these through the Coupa portal where appropriate. The MPS / MOPAC also reserves the right to pause, extend, amend, or cancel the PME event at any time and for any reason, without committing to proceed with any future procurement.

Planning Information

The PME will be hosted on the MPS eTendering platform, Coupa. Suppliers should register and tag to the PME event by the stated deadline to receive PME communications and updates. No formal supplier response is required. Clarification questions may be submitted through Coupa by the stated clarification deadline. The MPS does not guarantee a response to all questions. No supplier events are currently scheduled. Any future tender opportunity will be advertised separately.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a45a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068391-2026
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars

50118200 - Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles

50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles

50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
The Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 0LL
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Borough & Bankside
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

Notice Documents

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