How to win: Vehicle Repairs Service

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Lancashire Constabulary’s Fleet Departmentrequire Accident/Collision and Vehicle MechanicalRepair Service to repair and maintain vehicles. TheAuthority is seeking to procure the services ofbetween 5 and 8 suppliers to provide a broad rangeof repairs to Police Vehicles, to support our VehicleMaintenance Strategies over a 2 year period, withthe option to extend for a further 2 years. The existing Lancashire Constabulary VehicleRepairs Service Framework Agreement is due toexpire 30th September 2027. The Constabulary will be replacing this with a new framework, estimatedto start on 1st October 2027. The estimated spend for the replacementframework will be in the region of £4 million. Suppliers will need to be located within a 60-mileradius (via Google Maps) to our Headquarters site(PR4 5SB). This will enable site visits for vehicleinspections and face to face contract managementto take place at a location based within a distancethat would not add unnecessary costs or delay to the service. This criterion is also essential to meet carbonreduction and net zero targets, in addition to ourobligation to reduce contract costs. Suppliers outside of the specified radius arepermitted to set up/u

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £4,000,000, 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.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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