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Commercial Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) 2027

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:26.

Opportunity overview

DGFS are seeking a contractor, or contractors, to provide Service, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for its commercial vehicle fleet and associated ancillary equipment across the United Kingdom. Above all, we require a safe, legally compliant, responsive and cost-effective service which minimises vehicle downtime, supports our incident-response obligations and contributes to our organisational sustainability aims. Through this Request for Information (RFI) we wish to understand the capabilities of the market to meet our requirements and to understand the changes, improvements and innovations that have occurred in this market since our last tender exercise. This Request for Information (RFI) is a precursor to any formal procurement process and does not represent a commitment to purchase. We anticipate a Pre Market Engagement Event will be held via Team on Thursday 24th September at 2pm. Please email along with the RFI to pre book a place.

Classification

  • CPV50111000 — Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
  • CPV50111100 — Vehicle-fleet management services
  • CPV50111110 — Vehicle-fleet-support services
  • CPV50118200 — Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06e65d
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
15 Jan 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
16 Nov 2027, 00:00
Ends
15 Nov 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Nov 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50111000
Description
Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
50111110
Description
Vehicle-fleet-support services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
50111100
Description
Vehicle-fleet management services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
50118200
Description
Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
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 Commercial vehicles across the United Kingdom. If you are interested in submitting a response to this request for information, please request a copy of the full RFI to Penny.Hebden@defra.gov.uk. The deadline for RFI responses is 5pm on 04/09/2026. All submissions should include responses to all the RFI requestions and must be in a MS word or PDF format. We anticipate a Pre Market Engagement Event will be held via Team on Thursday 24th September at 2pm. Please email along with the RFI to pre book a place.
Due
4 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078557-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 13:44
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Id
GB-PPON-PNWW-1475-NYLN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNWW-1475-NYLN

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Role Details
Conducting the procurement process

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 078446-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 078557-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·