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title: "ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service"
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# ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4890047-police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-managed-vehicle-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Police Service of Northern Ireland: "ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,483,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Police Service of Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/police-service-of-northern-ireland-gov-ot657)
- **Published Value:** £2,483,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 October 2023 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Automobile emergency road services, Breakdown and recovery services for buses, Breakdown and recovery services for cars, Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles, Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,580,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4890047-police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-managed-vehicle-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-4890047-police-service-of-northern-ireland-psni-managed-vehicle-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0#tl-md)

## Description
The public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. Analysis of statistical data relating to the numbers of vehicle removals across Northern Ireland has indicated that there are approximately 7500 vehicle removals per annum, with approximately 95 per cent of these removals being of vehicles falling into the Light Vehicle category. This data is being provided solely for information purposes and the PSNI cannot guarantee the quantity of recoveries or volume of business that will arise from this contract. The Contractor will be directly responsible for the appointment and management of all Vehicle Recovery Operators (VROs) appointed to provide services under this scheme. The VRO requirements that the Contractor will be required to manage are provided within this specification. The Contractor must ensure that all relevant Road Traffic Orders, Regulations and other Statutory Provisions, are adhered to by all parties engaged in the delivery of any services under this Contract. The PSNI’s business relationship will be with the “Contractor” who will be required to appoint Recovery Operators, inspect, and manage the vehicle recovery service provision on behalf of police. A number of other government entities may also avail of the services provided by the Contractor under the provision of this contract: • Department for Infrastructure (DFI)/DVA Enforcement/DVA Fleet Management • Northern Ireland Environment Agency • National Crime Agency • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA /Fisheries • Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) • Belfast Harbour Police • Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service (NIFRS) It is anticipated that the level of engagement between these parties and the Contractor will be minimal and as such it is the intention that these entities will use a similar protocol to that which will be followed by PSNI, when requesting services under this contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50100000, 50110000, 50118100, 50118110, 50118300, 50118400
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £2,485,000
- **Description:** The public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `003453-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **"Withheld for Security Reasons"**

  - Value: £2,580,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,580,000
  - Signed Date: 30/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003453-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-02T08:10:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:46:34.305Z
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