Vehicle Maintenance Services on the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight Council's (the "Authority") current vehicle maintenance contracts are due to expire in early 2021, and the Authority is keen to encourage interest from potential suppliers for the new framework opportunity. The new contract will be set up as a framework agreement giving the option for local eligible organisations to access the framework if they wish.

It is intended that the framework will be divided into various lots and potential suppliers can tender for lots individually or multiple lots. It is intended that the services will include: • Vehicle MOT, servicing & repairs (Lot 1) • Bodywork Repairs (Lot 2) • Mobile Services (Lot 3), which include: o Windscreen & Bodyglass Repair & Replacement o Tyres o Battery Replacement o Minor Bodywork Repairs - Paint Dent Repairs o Minor Bodywork Repairs - Paintless Dent Repairs o Breakdown Recovery & Repair Service o Breakdown Recovery Only It is intended that there will be one supplier for Lot 1 and up to 3 suppliers for the other lots.

If you are interested in this opportunity or to find out more information when this opportunity is published, potential suppliers will need to register on the Authority's e-tendering system, ProContract, if you are not already registered. It is free to register and can be done from the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register By registering, this will enable you to not only receive notifications of this opportunity, but for any contract opportunity uploaded by the Council (and other local authorities in the south east region if desired).

Once registered, you'll be notified by email when the opportunity is published. It is intended that this opportunity will be advertised at the beginning of December 2020.

Additional information: The contract value given is estimated based on the current contract usage and is provided for indicative purposes only at this stage. Interested suppliers should register on the ProContract portal and this can be done via https://procontract.duenorth.com/register This process is free and instructions on how to register are on the portal. The portal will be used to conduct the future procurement.