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title: "Open Tender for the Provision of Vehicle Breakdown Recovery Services"
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# Open Tender for the Provision of Vehicle Breakdown Recovery Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-tender-for-the-provision-of-vehicle-breakdown-recovery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06aaa0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Lanarkshire Council: "Open Tender for the Provision of Vehicle Breakdown Recovery Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £387,550. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029)
- **Published Value:** £387,550 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Breakdown and recovery services for buses, Breakdown and recovery services for cars, Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UKM95
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06aaa0`

## 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/open-tender-for-the-provision-of-vehicle-breakdown-recovery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06aaa0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/open-tender-for-the-provision-of-vehicle-breakdown-recovery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06aaa0#participate

## Description
South Lanarkshire Council invites offers from suitably qualified providers for the provision of recovery services to the Council for its fleet of vehicles and plant.
The Councils fleet includes both light vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and heavy vehicles in excess of 3.5 tonnes, and is managed by Roads, Transportation and Fleet Services.
The contract will cover the provision of recovery services to a wide range of vehicles and mobile plant items, mainly within but, where necessary, out with the boundaries of South Lanarkshire.
Work to be carried out under warranty or specialist repairs will not be included in this tender.
All services delivered shall be carried out to a standard recognised as acceptable to the industry trade bodies and in full compliance with any relevant legislation and/or code of practice associated with vehicle repair, recovery or uplift.
This tender will cover the following geographical areas:-
1. North (East Kilbride, Hamilton, Larkhall, Cambuslang & Rutherglen Area)
2. South (Clydesdale Area)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50118100, 50118200, 50118300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** South Lanarkshire Council invites offers from suitably qualified providers for the provision of recovery services to the Council for its fleet of vehicles and plant. The fleet includes both light vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and heavy vehicles in excess...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F051514-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-01T14:44:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T08:15:30.572Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06aaa0