Capability Assets' Managed Service

Procurement description

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (The Authority) as Lead Authority for National Resilience, seeks to identify a Prime Contractor to provide a Capability Assets' Managed Service.

The requirements are for the maintenance, repair and servicing of the National Resilience fleet of vehicles and associated equipment.

The core requirements of this contract are to provide routine and unplanned maintenance, repair and servicing throughout the life of the contract.

The Authority deems that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) provisions may apply to this contract.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKC - North East (England)
• UKD - North West (England)
• UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
• UKF - East Midlands (England)
• UKG - West Midlands (England)
• UKH - East of England
• UKI - London
• UKJ - South East (England)
• UKK - South West (England)

Total value (estimated)

160000000 GBP Excluding VAT

192000000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01 October 2028, 00:00AM to 01 October 2038, 00:59AM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 01 October 2048

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 34300000 - Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
• 35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
• 48000000 - Software package and information systems
• 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
• 60112000 - Public road transport services
• 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
• 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
• 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 79212000 - Auditing services
• 79342300 - Customer services
• 79512000 - Call centre
• 80511000 - Staff training services

Delivery regions

• UKC - North East (England)
• UKD - North West (England)
• UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
• UKF - East Midlands (England)
• UKG - West Midlands (England)
• UKH - East of England
• UKI - London
• UKJ - South East (England)
• UKK - South West (England)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 October 2028, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

01 October 2038, 00:59AM

Extension end date (estimated)

01 October 2048, 00:59AM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

This procurement will be conducted utilising Procurement Act 2023.

The purpose of this Pre-Market engagement is to gauge the level of interest in this opportunity and obtain feedback from the market. It does not formally begin a procurement process or constitute any commitment by the Authority to undertake any procurement exercise.

Potential bidders will not be prejudiced by not responding to this pre-market engagement notification. Potential bidders must also note that a response to this notice does not guarantee an invitation to participate in this or in any future procurement that the Authority may conduct. Any costs involved in responding to this Pre-Market engagement will be borne by the responders.

Engagement deadline for expressing an interest

Initial stage of Pre-Market Engagement

The Authority is hosting an online meeting on 15th June 2026, 11.30am via Microsoft Teams.

If your organisation is interested in attending this event, you must register your expression of interest by 11th June 2026, 5pm via the following portal link;

If not registered, use the following link:

https://Procontract.due-north.com/Register

If already registered, search within Opportunities (filter by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service) for project reference DN814453 Capability Assets' Managed Service

https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?v=2

Registration onto the portal is free.

Please note that this event will be recorded. A copy of this recording will be available, upon request, up until the publication of the Invitation to Tender documents.

When your expression of interest is confirmed, an invite to the online meeting will be forwarded to you separately.

Second stage of Pre-Market Engagement

Following the online meeting, the Authority invites feedback from those who have expressed an interest, via an online Request for Information.

The feedback gained may assist in refining and shaping our future tender process. Your feedback is requested by Friday 3rd July 2026.

Due date

03 July 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

11 January 2027