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Published 25 Apr 2025, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Auction House Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 May 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2027 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is intending to procure a contract for Auction House Services (A1020). The contract will provide a fully managed service for the collection, storage and disposal (auction) of seized vehicles, property & goods.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is intending to procure a contract for Auction House Services (A1020).

The contract will provide a fully managed service for the collection, storage and disposal (auction) of seized vehicles, property & goods. These will be collected from specified locations across Greater Manchester.

It is anticipated that the procurement process will commence in quarter 1 of the 2025/2026 financial year.

GMP is currently consider options with respect to using an existing framework (under either the 2015 or 2023 Procurement Act regulations) or a tender. This will be confirmed following a review of the market and our requirements.

Any tender/business opportunities for Greater Manchester Police are advertised on our 'Bluelight' Emergency Services eTendering system, Sell2Bluelight, which is also used by other Bluelight organisations.

A new guidance document for Suppliers using Sell2Bluelight (In-Tend) has been created and is available via the below link. This guide will help with registration, how to view and submit tenders, and deal with correspondence.

bluelightcommercial.police.uk/media/2284/sell2blue… ↗

Whilst the Contracting Authority is the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, this contract will be tendered and managed by the Greater Manchester Police.

Should you require any further information on this contract please email [email protected] and include A1020 Auction House Services in the header.

CPV: Auction services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Apr 2025, 12:54 BST
Last source update
25 Apr 2025, 12:54 BST
Authority reference
A1020
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017016
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Auction services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05079a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 1 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 12:54 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 12:54 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender