Plant Service Inspection Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)·On behalf of: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£49,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 8 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defra have a requirement for the provision of Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for Plant assets to support the Environment Agency and other Defra Groups. Key requirements of this contract are:

The provision of a 24 / 7 national service
A flexible and cost-effective supplier
Competent and trained staff
Ability to service, inspection, maintain, repair and operate a legally compliant fleet
Provision of 24 / 7 breakdown and recovery services
Minimal disruption to business operations/minimal downtime of assets
A sustainable approach to all areas of operations
The ability to repair and refurbish assets as required (predominantly plant)

CPV: Repair and maintenance of plant · Vehicle-fleet management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

45259000 Repair and maintenance of plant 50111100 Vehicle-fleet management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update: 24 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Authority reference: P-31899
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-042839
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance of plantVehicle-fleet management services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056598 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

24 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
24 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
Tender notice expected
8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts210 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
24 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Other public bodies

ENVIRONMENT AGENCYProcuring entityContract ManagerGB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN London, LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender24 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST