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Official procurement procedure
Plant Service Inspection Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)
Fleet management
repair and maintenance services
Repair and maintenance of plant
+3 more
UK
Published value
£44,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Plant Service Inspection Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)". Published status: planning. Published value: £44,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £44,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BT PLCTop vendor: 65.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 157 active published awards; 9 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
|---|---|---|
| BT PLC | 1 win | £113,044 |
| University of Reading | 1 win | £28,013 |
| Hazel Bees Consulting Ltd | 1 win | £21,000 |
| Pack IDS Ltd | 1 win | £10,500 |
| Spacehive | 1 win | £1 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST | Last source update1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationFleet management, repair and maintenance services, Repair and maintenance of plant, Repair and maintenance services, Vehicle-fleet management services, Vehicle-fleet-support services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04fb85 | ||
What is being bought
DGFS are seeking a contractor to provide Service, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for its fleet of construction and agricultural plant and equipment across the United Kingdom.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £44,000,000
1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST - Status changed to planning
1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST - Official notice release published
1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST - Buyer information updated
1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST - Procedure published
1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST - engagement
15 Apr 2025, 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 construction and agricultural plant and equipment across the United Kingdom. If you would like to review and respond to the Request for Information, please email Angelica Ho at Angelica.Ho@Defra.gov.uk for a copy of the RFI document. Please note the closing date is Tuesday 15th April 2025 at 5pm.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 1 Apr 2025, 16:03 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |