Official UK procurement notice
Fleet Accident Repair Service
Authority: London Borough of Harrow (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLondon Borough of Harrow is seeking to appoint supplier/s to undertake
provision of a Fleet Accident Repair Service for its fleet of circa 300 vehicles.
The main services to be provided are:
- Provision of fleet repairs quotations to the Harrow Fleet and Transport Team
- Fleet accident repairs to the Councils 300 no. municipal vehicle fleet
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Body-repair services for vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality/Technical: 35%
- Price: 55%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality/Technical
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2029
- First published
- 3 Jul 2026, 11:43 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN820756- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080424- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c33fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please apply via the Due North Portal:
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 3 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published116 days ago3 Jul 2026, 11:43 BST
- Market engagement87 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
The Council is planning to hold a preliminary market engagement event 21/07/2026 at a time to be confirmed, this will be subject to interest.
The objective of discussion is to get a better understanding of the following:
- Gather market intelligence on the type, location and capabilities of companies in the market
- Seek feedback from companies to inform development of a tender exercise that will be well received by the marketplace maximising participation
- Answer questions interested companies may have regarding the required work and the tender process
- Provide practical advice to interested companies on local government tendering to support submission of tender
- To seek information on best practice in the industry in relation to fleet accident repairs service provision
- Breakdown barriers to entry for locally based SME companies
If you would like to participate and submit and expression of interest please email David Hayes, Procurement Business Partner david.hayes@harrow.gov.uk
After the event the Council will publish a questionnaire with a view to gaining further feedback to inform the tender exercise.
- Tender notice published64 days ago24 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
- Next notice expected63 days ago24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by42 days ago15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline35 days ago22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 22 days18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 36 days3 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jul 2026, 11:43 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 14:48 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £120,00024 Aug 2026, 14:48 BSTwas £480,000
- Status changed to active24 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST24 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender