Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Vehicle Maintenance and Servicing
Authority: Lancashire Combined Fire Authority (Police & fire)·On behalf of: Trafford Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs a blue light emergency service, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) will require fleet maintenance and repairs, especially those delivered on-station, to have a degree of flexibility and be capable of adapting to the LFRS changing operational requirements.
The service has a heavy fleet of 58 Front-line pumping appliances, 15 Special appliances and 9 reserve appliances requiring a range of pre-planned and response maintenance and repair.
CPV: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of trucks
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
- “Framework for Vehicle Maintenance and Servicing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 18:15 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2025, 18:15 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054096- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05948eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published4 Sept 2025, 18:15 BST
- Market engagement12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Online via proactis
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Sept 2025, 18:15 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Trafford CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityLeading the Procurement
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender