The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex
Vehicle Maintenance Services
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
Tenders must be submitted through https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd; submissions made by any other method will not be accepted. Prior to submitting a response to this upcoming Tender, Bidders are required to register on the Government Central Digital Platform (CDP - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk) and complete their core Supplier Information. CDP registration is now mandatory for all suppliers tendering for a public contract. As a result, Bidders must ensure they are registered on the CDP and all information is complete and up to date. Supplier Information from the CDP will be required as part of the tender submission and failure to provide it will result in the tender being non-compliant. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex wishes to encourage all organisations interested in this procurement to allow sufficient time and resources for their CDP and In-Tend registration.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex publishes Repair & Maintenance work continuously — 5 notices, roughly one every 58 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.
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This procurement relates to the provision of vehicle maintenance services to the Joint Transport Service (JTS) for Surrey and Sussex Police.
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, acting on behalf of both the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (together, the Authorities), will be seeking bids from suitably qualified organisations.
The services will be delivered on a non-exclusive basis under a multi-supplier Framework Agreement with a term of four (4) years.
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex (the PCC for Sussex) is the lead authority for this procurement and will be responsible for the selection and appointment of suppliers to the Framework Agreement.
Due to the nature of the Authorities' operations, suppliers will be required to meet specific security and storage requirements at their premises.
In addition, to minimise environmental impact and vehicle downtime, suppliers' premises must be located within a 20-mile radius of the Authorities' workshops in Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Any volumes, quantities or values of business stated within the procurement documentation are indicative only and do not constitute any guarantee or commitment of future work.
What the notice asks for
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex (the PCC for Sussex) is the lead authority for this procurement and will be responsible for the selection and appointment of suppliers to the Framework Agreement.
Due to the nature of the Authorities'
Due to the nature of the Authorities' operations, suppliers will be required to meet specific security and storage requirements at their premises.
In addition, to minimise environmental impact
In addition, to minimise environmental impact and vehicle downtime, suppliers' premises must be located within a 20-mile radius of the Authorities' workshops in Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.
What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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