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Commercial Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) 2027

Environment Agency · Central government

In brief

Environment Agency has announced plans to buy vehicle and fleet work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £25,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 16 November 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 29 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

DGFS are seeking a contractor, or contractors, to provide Service, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR) services for its commercial vehicle fleet and associated ancillary equipment across the United Kingdom. Above all, we require a safe, legally compliant, responsive and cost-effective service which minimises vehicle downtime, supports our incident-response obligations and contributes to our organisational sustainability aims. Through this Request for Information (RFI) we wish to understand the capabilities of the market to meet our requirements and to understand the changes, improvements and innovations that have occurred in this market since our last tender exercise. This Request for Information (RFI) is a precursor to any formal procurement process and does not represent a commitment to purchase. We anticipate a Pre Market Engagement Event will be held via Team on Thursday 24th September at 2pm. Please email along with the RFI to pre book a place.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 078446-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078557-2026

Last time this was bought

Plant Servicing, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (SIMAR)

Awarded
7 July 2026
Value
£46,943,709
Contract ends
15 November 2029

Matched on Environment Agency, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Environment AgencyLast 12 months

Procurements

151

Awards

102

Suppliers it has used most for vehicle and fleet

All tenders and awards from Environment Agency

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From notice 078446-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 August 2026, last updated 18 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.