Official UK procurement notice
Secondary Body Shop Provider
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£75,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to KENT AUTO CENTRE LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA 2-year secondary accident and bodywork repair contract for the Government Car Service to secure essential overflow coverage when the primary provider is at capacity.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 13:34 BST
- Authority reference
C5682- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072718- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8d5Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published31 Jul 2026, 13:34 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £75,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT AUTO CENTRE LTDSME | £75,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · KENT AUTO CENTRE LTDSME
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2026
- Value
- £75,000
- Period
- 31 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2028 · up to 19 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year extension (subject to budget approval)
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KENT AUTO CENTRE LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender