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Commercial Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) 2027
Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles
Fleet management
repair and maintenance services
+2 more
UK
Published value
£25,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Environment Agency: "Commercial Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) 2027". Published status: planned. Published value: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Environment Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £25,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Environment Agency
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Environment Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Economics For the Environment Consultancy LtdTop vendor: 89.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 102 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Economics For the Environment Consultancy Ltd | 2 wins | £199,630 |
| HR Wallingford | 1 win | £22,800 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEnvironment Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST | Last source update18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBreakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles, Fleet management, repair and maintenance services, Vehicle-fleet management services, Vehicle-fleet-support services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e65d | ||
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £25,000,000
18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST - Official notice release published
18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST - Published value updated to £25,000,000
18 Aug 2026, 11:09 BST - Status changed to planned
18 Aug 2026, 11:09 BST - Official notice release published
18 Aug 2026, 11:09 BST - Buyer information updated
18 Aug 2026, 11:09 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST - Procedure published
18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST - engagement
4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledDefra 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.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Environment Agency
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNWW-1475-NYLNDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 18 Aug 2026, 13:44 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |