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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-managed-service-for-recovery-storage-and-disposal-of-vehicles-and-other-ite-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Police Authority: "Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and Other Items". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,050,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Police Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN)
- **Published Value:** £1,050,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vehicle towing-away services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e3`

## 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/provision-of-a-managed-service-for-recovery-storage-and-disposal-of-vehicles-and-other-ite-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-managed-service-for-recovery-storage-and-disposal-of-vehicles-and-other-ite-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e3#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50118110
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and Other Items

- **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%2F057969-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-19T10:40:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:13:43.811Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b8e3