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title: "The Supply of Vehicle Locksmith Services to MPS Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES)"
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# The Supply of Vehicle Locksmith Services to MPS Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-vehicle-locksmith-services-to-mps-vehicle-recovery-and-examination-services--ocds-h6vhtk-043690). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Metropolitan Police Service: "The Supply of Vehicle Locksmith Services to MPS Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES)". Published status: active. Published Value: £480,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: supplier.coupahost.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Metropolitan Police Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/metropolitan-police-service-GB-FTS-128130)
- **Published Value:** £480,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 March 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Locksmith services, Vehicle locks
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-vehicle-locksmith-services-to-mps-vehicle-recovery-and-examination-services--ocds-h6vhtk-043690#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-043690`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-vehicle-locksmith-services-to-mps-vehicle-recovery-and-examination-services--ocds-h6vhtk-043690#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplier.coupahost.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplier.coupahost.com%2Fquotes%2Fpublic_events%3Fcustomer%3Dmetpolice)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-supply-of-vehicle-locksmith-services-to-mps-vehicle-recovery-and-examination-services--ocds-h6vhtk-043690#participate

## Description
On behalf of the contracting authority, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking through this tender opportunity to invite potential Suppliers to tender for The Supply Vehicle Locksmith services for Vehicle Recovery Examination Services (VRES).
Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES) supports and plays a key part of the MPS' drive to tackle vehicle crime on the streets of Greater London by working in partnership with a number of external agencies and MPS Contractors to remove, recover, restore and dispose of vehicles.
The role of VRES provides support with vehicles that are involved in collisions including those involved in serious and organised crime that require forensic examinations.  VRES also plays its role in vehicles that are seized under police powers for no insurance or being driven without a licence. 
VRES support frontline policing and operate 24/7/365.   VRES has its own unique in-house policing team and a command and control team and currently operate out of two forensic car pounds at Perivale and Charlton, processing c.40,000 vehicles per year. VRES oversee all vehicle types, from two-wheel bikes to HGV's and other heavy bulky items.  The work of VRES has a direct, contributing impact on services delivered by the MPS and to those London communities upon the MPS serves.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34913500
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £480,000
- **Description:** On behalf of the contracting authority, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking through this tender opportunity to invite potential Suppliers to tender for The Supply Vehicle Locksmith services f...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003445-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-01T18:07:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T05:51:44.914Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-043690