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# Vehicle Recovery and Storage - Portsmouth

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-recovery-and-storage-portsmouth-ocds-h6vhtk-03c80a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Portsmouth City Council: "Vehicle Recovery and Storage - Portsmouth". Published status: active. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Portsmouth City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/portsmouth-city-council-ons-e06000044)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 February 2024 at 14:00 GMT
- **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, Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles, Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-recovery-and-storage-portsmouth-ocds-h6vhtk-03c80a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c80a`

## 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/vehicle-recovery-and-storage-portsmouth-ocds-h6vhtk-03c80a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fportsmouthcc%2Faspx%2Fhome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-recovery-and-storage-portsmouth-ocds-h6vhtk-03c80a#participate

## Description
Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide vehicle recovery and storage services.  
The council's target date for award of contract is 27th March 2024 with service commencement following on 1st July 2024. The initial contract term will be for 5 years with the provision to extending the term by a further 3 years to a maximum of 8 years in increments to be agreed, subject to the agreement and performance of both parties. 
The form of contract used will be the Council's standard terms for the supply of services.
The estimated annual value of the contract is £75,000 per annum based upon current demand.  The value of the contract is however, dependent upon demand for services which may increase or decrease significantly from year to year.
The council will run the procurement process in accordance with the 'open procedure' as set out within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). 
The procurement programme for awarding the contract is as follows:
Contract Notice Published - 4th December 2023
Tender documents available on In-tend - 27th November 2023
Deadline for requests for clarification - 19th January 2034 - 23:59
Tender return deadline - 2nd February 2024 - 14:00
Award decision notified to bidders - 15th March 2024
Standstill period Ends - 26th March 2024 - 23:59
Contract Award - 27th March 2024
Contract Start Date - 1st July 2024
Submission of tenders must be made via the Council's e-sourcing system In-tend, which is accessible via: https://intendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home.
The system will be used to administrate the procurement process in its entirety, guidance documentation is available via the link above.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50118100, 50118110, 50118200, 50118300, 50118400, 50118500
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** The Council has a Legal statutory obligation to remove abandoned vehicles and acts proactively in accordance with the Refuse Disposal & Amenity Act 1978.
In addition to the above statutory obligation, the Council conducts other vehicle enforcement us...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035705-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-04T16:45:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:51:53.832Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c80a