Official UK procurement notice
Accident Bodyshop repairs · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex (Police & fire)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Tender has been issued by The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk, The Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk, The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent, The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Accident Bodyshop Repairs.
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- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£9,000,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NorfolkRenewal East of EnglandPublished value£1,000,000
For the provision of service for Norfolk
- Technical & professional ability
The tenderer must hold a current BS 10125 accreditation (or successor standard) issued by an United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body. Accreditation must be in scope for vehicle damage repair and must be valid at the date of tender submission and maintained throughout the contract term.
The tenderer must be able to demonstrate that technicians employed or engaged in the delivery of this contract hold current qualifications at a level equivalent to or above IMI Level 3 or ATA accreditation in the relevant discipline(s). Tenderers who hold an equivalent qualification from another recognised awarding body are permitted to demonstrate equivalence by providing supporting evidence of the qualification standard, awarding body, and scope.
Lot #2SuffolkRenewal East of EnglandPublished value£1,000,000
For the provision of service for Suffolk
- Technical & professional ability
The tenderer must hold a current BS 10125 accreditation (or successor standard) issued by an United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body. Accreditation must be in scope for vehicle damage repair and must be valid at the date of tender submission and maintained throughout the contract term.
The tenderer must be able to demonstrate that technicians employed or engaged in the delivery of this contract hold current qualifications at a level equivalent to or above IMI Level 3 or ATA accreditation in the relevant discipline(s). Tenderers who hold an equivalent qualification from another recognised awarding body are permitted to demonstrate equivalence by providing supporting evidence of the qualification standard, awarding body, and scope.
Lot #3KentRenewal South EastPublished value£2,500,000
For the provision of service for Kent
- Technical & professional ability
The tenderer must hold a current BS 10125 accreditation (or successor standard) issued by an United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body. Accreditation must be in scope for vehicle damage repair and must be valid at the date of tender submission and maintained throughout the contract term.
The tenderer must be able to demonstrate that technicians employed or engaged in the delivery of this contract hold current qualifications at a level equivalent to or above IMI Level 3 or ATA accreditation in the relevant discipline(s). Tenderers who hold an equivalent qualification from another recognised awarding body are permitted to demonstrate equivalence by providing supporting evidence of the qualification standard, awarding body, and scope.
Lot #4EssexRenewal East of EnglandPublished value£1,500,000
For the provision of service for Essex
- Technical & professional ability
The tenderer must hold a current BS 10125 accreditation (or successor standard) issued by an United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body. Accreditation must be in scope for vehicle damage repair and must be valid at the date of tender submission and maintained throughout the contract term.
The tenderer must be able to demonstrate that technicians employed or engaged in the delivery of this contract hold current qualifications at a level equivalent to or above IMI Level 3 or ATA accreditation in the relevant discipline(s). Tenderers who hold an equivalent qualification from another recognised awarding body are permitted to demonstrate equivalence by providing supporting evidence of the qualification standard, awarding body, and scope.
Lot #5HertfordshireRenewal East of EnglandPublished value£3,000,000
For the provision of service for Hertfordshire
- Technical & professional ability
The tenderer must hold a current BS 10125 accreditation (or successor standard) issued by an United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body. Accreditation must be in scope for vehicle damage repair and must be valid at the date of tender submission and maintained throughout the contract term.
The tenderer must be able to demonstrate that technicians employed or engaged in the delivery of this contract hold current qualifications at a level equivalent to or above IMI Level 3 or ATA accreditation in the relevant discipline(s). Tenderers who hold an equivalent qualification from another recognised awarding body are permitted to demonstrate equivalence by providing supporting evidence of the qualification standard, awarding body, and scope.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60%
- Social Value Quality: 5%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value Price: 5%
Published award criteria (4)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value Price
- Social Value Quality
- Technical & professional ability
The tenderer must hold a current BS 10125 accreditation (or successor standard) issued by an United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited certification body. Accreditation must be in scope for vehicle damage repair and must be valid at the date of tender submission and maintained throughout the contract term.
The tenderer must be able to demonstrate that technicians employed or engaged in the delivery of this contract hold current qualifications at a level equivalent to or above IMI Level 3 or ATA accreditation in the relevant discipline(s). Tenderers who hold an equivalent qualification from another recognised awarding body are permitted to demonstrate equivalence by providing supporting evidence of the qualification standard, awarding body, and scope.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2031
- First published
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:10 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 12:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
C20601- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065558- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c96dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 12:10 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by37 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Jul 2026, 12:10 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for HertfordshireContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for KentContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for NorfolkContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for SuffolkContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender