Upcoming
Specialist Police Vehicle Conversions
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset · Police and fire
In brief
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset 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 notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 7 months, starting 1 September 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.
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What the notice says
The South-West Police Procurement Service ("SWPPS") is currently undertaking preliminary market engagement and considering route to market options for a future procurement process for the conversion of police vehicles for Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
The procurement will consist of the conversion of up to 40 police vehicles (although no commitment is made at this stage), including:
1. Roads policing vehicles
2. Surveillance vehicles
3. Armed response vehicles
4. Protected personnel carriers
5. Dog vehicles
6. Cell vans
We are seeking engagement from suppliers with experience in the conversion of specialist emergency service vehicles, particularly police vehicles, and who can demonstrate the technical capability, capacity and expertise necessary to support this requirement. Responses from all interested suppliers are welcomed. The purpose of the preliminary market engagement, prior to undertaking any future procurement process, is to seek input from the market to inform our requirements, help develop our specification for the services, and identify the most appropriate route to market.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 064007-2026
About the buyer
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & SomersetLast 12 months
Procurements
9Awards
6Similar open tenders
All open vehicle and fleet tenders- £375kestimated
From notice 064007-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.