How to win: SIMAR – (Service, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) for Commercial and Plant

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***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise (PME)*** NRW are undertaking a PME for the upcoming renewal of SIMAR service provision for both Commercial vehicles (Car, LGV, HGV) and Plant and Equipment (Trailers, tractors, excavators, pumps, attachments, etc) NRW currently operate a commercial fleet of ~550 vehicles and ~ 400 plant assets spread over ~ 40 locations across the entirety of Wales, ranging from standard vehicles and plant, mild conversions and a small number of custom-built machinery. It is expected the SIMAR service provision will be split across 2 lots: • Lot 1 - Commercial fleet • Lot 2 – Plant and Equipment We are looking to engage with suppliers who can provide PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) reactive repairs, breakdown services, recovery including a driver assistance line, along with providing management information. The engagement session will take place on the 15/12/26 at: NRW Monmouth Depot, Hadnock Road, Monmouth, Gwent, NP25 3NQ The session will include: • A presentation of NRW, our fleet, service level expectation and overview of our operating locations • An operational site walk • Time slot for you to provide a short presentation (15 minutes) •

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Natural Resources Wales scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £8,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
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