The Supply of Vehicle Locksmith Services to MPS Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES)

On behalf of the contracting authority, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is seeking through this tender opportunity to invite potential Suppliers to tender for The Supply Vehicle Locksmith services for Vehicle Recovery Examination Services (VRES).

Vehicle Recovery and Examination Services (VRES) supports and plays a key part of the MPS' drive to tackle vehicle crime on the streets of Greater London by working in partnership with a number of external agencies and MPS Contractors to remove, recover, restore and dispose of vehicles.

The role of VRES provides support with vehicles that are involved in collisions including those involved in serious and organised crime that require forensic examinations. VRES also plays its role in vehicles that are seized under police powers for no insurance or being driven without a licence.

VRES support frontline policing and operate 24/7/365. VRES has its own unique in-house policing team and a command and control team and currently operate out of two forensic car pounds at Perivale and Charlton, processing c.40,000 vehicles per year. VRES oversee all vehicle types, from two-wheel bikes to HGV's and other heavy bulky items. The work of VRES has a direct, contributing impact on services delivered by the MPS and to those London communities upon the MPS serves.