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Published 19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and Other Items

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,050,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service required to be undertaken by the Contractor is to ensure that vehicle recovery, storage and disposal is undertaken with speed,

dignity, sensitivity and professionalism.

The Contractor will provide a 24-hour, 365 days a year (366 in a leap year) ‘one call’ message switching system and subsequent recovery

service. The Contractor will be responsible for providing suitable resources to achieve a fast, efficient recovery from the scene. Police

Scotland will pass to the Contractor’s Call-Handler the essential details of any incident with location, vehicle(s) involved (including owner

details) and the reason for the recovery.

The Contractor will provide sufficient Recovery Operators to be able to attend the scene of a recovery anywhere in the Force area normally

within 30 minutes in respect of light vehicle recovery and one hour for heavy vehicle recoveries of being notified unless there are

exceptional circumstances causing a delay, e.g. severe weather conditions or geographical area.

The Contractor shall ensure the appointed Recovery Operators carry out the requirements of the Scheme with due diligence and in a

professional and workmanlike manner, carry out recovery and parking, using materials and workmanship which comply with the Contract

Standard conditions of approval regulating the Scheme or as subsequently amended by the Police and in accordance with all statutory

provisions, including all appropriate Acts of Parliament and Statutory Regulations.

An undertaking is required that all vehicles recovered under the terms of the Contract will be contained in a secure compound or storage

building at all times unless vehicles are required for examination in which case they will be required to be secured under cover.

  • Recurrence: 4 years and six months from initial award.

CPV: Vehicle towing-away services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and…Renewal

Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and Other Items

Delivery: Scotland · All Scotland
Extensions: Renewal prior to end of contractVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    ESPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers

    It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the

    Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading

    from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.

    Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.

    If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as

    described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

    ESPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership

    Where it is required, within a Tenderer’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant

    organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

  • Economic & financial standing

    It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded

    Contract, indicated below:

    ESPD Question 4B5 Insurances

    Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers

    may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy

    numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to

    provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.

    Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.

    Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one

    incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.

    ESPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:

    The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the

    assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the ESPD to

    allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.

    Within such reports, the risk of bus…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within

    the tender documents.

    The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:

    ESPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability

    With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, 2 relevant examples are to be provided of

    the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years. You must describe in sufficient detail the required experience in terms of the

    specific services, the number of required examples, the minimum duration of experience e.g. 3 years and the value / scope of the previous

    projects e.g. must be of similar value to the contract being procured.

    Minimum: ESPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderers organisation holds a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accorda…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 years and six months from initial award.
First published
19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Jul 2026 – …
Authority reference
PROC-25-2997
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057969
Classification (CPV)
Vehicle towing-away services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance

Indicators (KPIs) detailed within the tender document.

Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32154. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:835081)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2026 → 24 Jul 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published132 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST
  2. Submission deadline97 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened97 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 2 French Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, G40 4EHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.