Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Garage Equipment - Maintenance, Service, Repair and Calibration

Authority: Dorset Police (Police & fire)·On behalf of: The Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000≈ £188k / year · £900,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 11 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsstarts 2 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the provision of Garage Equipment, Maintenance, Service, Repair and Calibration for the region's in-house Fleet Vehicle Workshops.

CPV: Calibration services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment · Technical inspection and testing services · Workshop equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 2 Jul 2027 — 1 Jul 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South West
43800000 Workshop equipment50000000 Repair and maintenance services50433000 Calibration services50532000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment71630000 Technical inspection and testing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
Authority reference
C21047 / 1399
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Calibration servicesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipmentTechnical inspection and testing servicesWorkshop equipment
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077caf

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
  2. Market engagementin 31 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    Initial market engagement, via a staged approach, is expected to involve suppliers presenting their proposed service offering to relevant regional stakeholders, supported by a PowerPoint presentation. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session to explore any areas requiring further more…clarification or discussion. Further engagement may include supplier visits to Force workshops, where considered appropriate and by invitation.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 104 days
    11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 275 days
    2 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 14:53 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Dorset Police

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRC-3544-CJTZ Police Headquarters, Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8TZ, Dorset, South West, DT2 8TZ

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall PoliceBeneficiary authority
  • Avon and Somerset ConstabularyContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PCBG-5572-BPZL Bristol, South West
  • Devon and Cornwall PoliceProcuring entitySWPPS will manage the tendering process and contract on for the regional contracting authorities comprising of The Police and Crime Commissioners for Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and The Chief Constables for Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Police Forces, and will procure on behalf of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.GB-PPON: PJZW-2866-PYJW Exeter, South West
  • Gloucestershire ConstabularyContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PMZC-4976-TPXT Gloucestershire, South West
  • Wiltshire PoliceContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PNGJ-9878-JTJD Wiltshire, South West

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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