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Specialist Police Vehicle Conversions

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The South-West Police Procurement Service ("SWPPS") is currently undertaking preliminary market engagement and considering route to market options for a future procurement process for the conversion of police vehicles for Avon and Somerset Constabulary. The procurement will consist of the conversion of up to 40 police vehicles (although no commitment is made at this stage), including: 1. Roads policing vehicles 2. Surveillance vehicles 3. Armed response vehicles 4. Protected personnel carriers 5. Dog vehicles 6. Cell vans We are seeking engagement from suppliers with experience in the conversion of specialist emergency service vehicles, particularly police vehicles, and who can demonstrate the technical capability, capacity and expertise necessary to support this requirement. Responses from all interested suppliers are welcomed. The purpose of the preliminary market engagement, prior to undertaking any future procurement process, is to seek input from the market to inform our requirements, help develop our specification for the services, and identify the most appropriate route to market.

Classification

  • CPV34100000 — Motor vehicles
  • CPV50117000 — Vehicle conversion and reconditioning services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1430
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34100000
Description
Motor vehicles
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
50117000
Description
Vehicle conversion and reconditioning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
SWPPS invites interested suppliers to complete a short questionnaire and, where appropriate, participate in a Microsoft Teams meeting with the SWPPS Category Manager for Fleet and Operations and Avon and Somerset Constabulary's Head of Fleet to discuss their responses in more detail. If you are interested in supporting SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this notice by emailing the SWPPS Category Manager at elinor.vowles@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk and we will be in touch with a questionnaire for completion. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns and subsequent arrangement of Teams meetings will be 15:00 on Friday, 17 July 2026. SWPPS is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to complying with the Procurement Act 2023. This preliminary market engagement notice is issued solely for the purpose of pre-procurement market testing and engagement. Participation in this preliminary market engagement exercise is entirely voluntary. Suppliers who choose not to participate will not be excluded from, disadvantaged in, or otherwise affected in any subsequent procurement process. Equally, participation in this engagement exercise will not provide any advantage in any future procurement. This notice does not constitute a call for competition, a commitment to commence a procurement process, or an offer to procure any services, supplies or works. SWPPS shall not be liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in this preliminary market engagement exercise.
Due
17 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064007-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Jul 2026, 10:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset
Id
GB-PPON-PCBG-5572-BPZL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCBG-5572-BPZL

Address

Street Address
Valley Road
Locality
Portishead
Postal Code
BS20 8JJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portishead · UKK12 · BS20 8JJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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