Vehicle Livery, High Conspicuity Markings and Associated Services

Transport EquipmentCPV 34300000

Value£600k

Deadline10 Sept 2026

Published13 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 13 Aug 202622 days leftCloses 10 Sept 2026

Who to contact

georgia.hillman@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£600ktotal contract value

median £102k

this tender£0£2.9m

This is a large award for Transport Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset has published 10 notices across all categories.

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The brief

Avon and Somerset are looking for a supply base for the Design, Supply, Application and Removal of Police Livery on Regional Forces Transport Fleets to include cars, light/medium vans, larger vehicles, motorcycle boats, horse boxes, trailers and other ancillary items with the following capabilities: Apply standard (Battenberg, to Contracting Authority Requirements) and one-off special vehicle livery in accordance with Home Office Scientific Development Branch, Police Vehicle Livery Specification (HOSDB 14/04, HOSDB 47/06, HOSDB 43/04, HOSDB 01/96, PSDB 43/04 and Chapter 8 Vehicle Markings, as a minimum) to include Force Crests and Bespoke Designs.

This service is required to support Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Police Forces, in addition to other regional Forces who may express an interest to utilise this contract.

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12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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