Published date: 22 February 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 26 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Locksmith services - 98395000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1 to £480,000

Procurement reference

20200222133221-40396

Published date

22 February 2020

Closing date

26 March 2020

Contract start date

1 June 2020

Contract end date

1 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Currently, the Metropolitan Police Services (MPS) has two internally operated car pounds that are used to store seized and crime related vehicles. MPS Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES) manage these sites on a daily basis. Both sites are operated 24/7, 365 days a year and are the forefront of major policing operations.

Vehicles that will require unlocking are mainly vehicles that have been involved in crime and require forensic examination along with a smaller percentage of vehicles, which have been seized by the MPS.

The MPS have three Lots available:

1. Lot 1 - Perivale Pound and offsite within the MPS area
2. Lot 2 - Charlton Pound and offsite within the MPS area
3. Lot 3 - Perivale & Charlton Pound and offsite within the MPS area

MPS Area divided into 2 areas; the following boroughs support
1. Perivale Pound (Lot 1) - Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Haringey Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth, Westminster.
2. Charlton Pound (Lot 2) - Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.

Proposed contract term: 1st June 2020 - 1st June 2022 +1 year (2+1 years).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Cynthia Ampadu

Address

Empress State Building,
Lillie Road, Earls Court
Greater London
SW6 1TR
ENG

Telephone

+44 71611550

Email

Cynthia.Ampadu@met.police.uk

Website

https://www.met.police.uk/