Planning

BLC0157 - Vehicle Conversions

  • BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-010689

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f764 (view related notices)

Published 21 March 2025, 1:27pm



Scope

Reference

BLC0157

Description

BlueLight Commercial are seeking to appoint suppliers to an Open Framework for the provision of Vehicle Conversions. This Open Framework will provide blue light services with a route to market for their vehicle conversion requirements.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £200,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £240,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 14 July 2025 to 14 July 2033
  • 8 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50117000 - Vehicle conversion and reconditioning services
  • 50117100 - Motor vehicle conversion services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

3 April 2025

Engagement process description

Preliminary market engagement has been undertaken for this requirement prior to the onset of the new procurement regulations. BlueLight Commercial can confirm that a market engagement event was held to seek input and feedback from the wider conversions market on 22 March 2024 regarding existing routes to market for conversions and how these could be improved. Further engagement with attendees to this event was conducted in December 2024 whereby an initial outline of the proposed new arrangement was circulated for their comment and feedback.

BlueLight Commercial are planning on hosting a brief online/virtual presentation for any interested bidders with regards to this project on 02 April 2025 at 2pm. If you are interested in attending this presentation please make an expression of interest at https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders. In order to locate the correct project please conduct a Keyword Search - i.e. Vehicle Conversions.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

3 April 2025


Contracting authority

BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

  • Companies House: 12517649

Lower Ground 5-8 The Sanctuary

London

SW1P 3JS

United Kingdom

Contact name: Alex Postlethwaite

Email: alex.postlethwaite@bluelight.police.uk

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government