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Scheduled & Unscheduled Maintenance for Mercedes-Benz HGV Trucks

Wales & West Utilities Limited · Private utility

In brief

Wales & West Utilities Limited 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 £700,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 October 2026.

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

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for vehicle and fleet contracts in this region (from 103 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

WWU are intending to follow the Direct Award Procedure to appoint contracts with 4 Suppliers across the WWU geographical network to provide the services outlined below. These contracts will be with Mercedes-Benz approved garages who can provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. the suppliers will support a fleet of 55 HGV Grab Trucks across WWU geography (Wales, south and southwest England). These HGV's are 8 wheeled, 32 tonne grabs, and 12ft high so suitable premises needs to be available. It is not expected that you will need to cover the entire WWU geography. Due to the safety critical nature of our industry and the work we carry out, all electrical repairs and updates must be…Read the full description
WWU are intending to follow the Direct Award Procedure to appoint contracts with 4 Suppliers across the WWU geographical network to provide the services outlined below. These contracts will be with Mercedes-Benz approved garages who can provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. the suppliers will support a fleet of 55 HGV Grab Trucks across WWU geography (Wales, south and southwest England). These HGV's are 8 wheeled, 32 tonne grabs, and 12ft high so suitable premises needs to be available. It is not expected that you will need to cover the entire WWU geography. Due to the safety critical nature of our industry and the work we carry out, all electrical repairs and updates must be carried out by a Mercedes-Benz approved repairer and must have approved use of the Mercedes-Benz Uptime diagnostic tool. Additional Requirements - * The Supplier must be able to complete at least 75% of the activity themselves, and only outsource the 25% which may be mechanical only in nature. Therefore, the supplier must also have an appropriate sub contractor vetting process. * The supplier must offer a mobile servicing option to conduct on-site repair and maintenance activities at WWU depots, where appropriate. * The supplier must provide Operators-licence inspections and MOT preparation/testing as part of a single-visit service schedule. * The supplier must meet all relevant health and safety, and waste management processes. * The supplier must be able to provide regular reporting including spend broken down by service and vehicle, VOR time, service call out times and parts pricing tracker. * The supplier must provide a call out service within the WWU geography

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 038111-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

29

Awards

11

Suppliers it has used most for vehicle and fleet

  1. EV Charging Infrastructure

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    Open9 days leftExpress interest3 lots

    £29.9mestimated
  2. Provision of Lease Car Management Services

    County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastVehicles and fleet

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £386kestimated
  3. Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation Framework

    Eastern Procurement LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.06bnframework ceiling
  4. Hire of Fleet Vehicles

    Synchronicity Care LtdNorth EastVehicles and fleet

    Open23 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £510kestimated
  5. Vehicle and Plant Accident Repairs

    Bristol City CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestVehicles and fleet

    Open26 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £375kestimated

From notice 038111-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.