Official UK procurement notice
Vehicle Recovery Scheme for WMP
Authority: West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe PCC for West Mercia is looking to appoint providers for their vehicle recovery scheme. Providers being contracted to recover, store and at the Authority's sole discretion , dispose of , illegally, dangerously or obstructively parked, broken down, collision damaged, abandoned and stolen motor vehicles, together with vehicles seized by the Police under Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002, or Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 152 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, and the Hunting Act 2004 CH 37, usually at no cost to the Authority.
Comprising the following Lots:
LOT 1: Shrewsbury
LOT 2: Herefordshire
LOT 3: Telford and Wrekin
LOT 4: Kidderminster
LOT 5: Worcester
LOT 6: Redditch and Bromsgrove
LOT 7: Great Malvern
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of vehicle brakes and brake parts · Vehicle towing-away services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Simple description: As per ITT
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
- First published
- 22 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085596- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc06Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Dec 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published302 days ago22 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by278 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline257 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by225 days ago9 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent194 days ago10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends166 days ago7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published133 days ago10 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025- Tender notice published22 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Apr 2026, 16:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Apr 2026, 16:39 BST
- Contract signature expected11 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jun 2026, 13:44 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO SUPPORT LTD, EuroTow, Hough Greenjoint award1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £416,868 inc. VAT | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Vehicle Recovery Scheme for WMP · AUTO SUPPORT LTD, EuroTow, Hough Green
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- £416,868 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month extensions available
2 agreed KPIs: Declining recovery work/boundary breach · Response times
- Declining recovery work/boundary breach
- Response times
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Auto SupportAwarded supplier
- EuroTowAwarded supplier
- Hough GreenAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please see documents via the link.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender