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title: "Vehicle Recovery Services"
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# Vehicle Recovery Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-recovery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0483e4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** GMCA - Greater Manchester Police: "Vehicle Recovery Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £15,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [GMCA - Greater Manchester Police](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gmca-greater-manchester-police-GB-FTS-18619)
- **Published Value:** £15,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 August 2024 at 17:00 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, Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles, Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-recovery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0483e4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0483e4`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0483e4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D84040%26B%3DBLUELIGHT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-recovery-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0483e4#participate

## Description
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is tendering to appoint operators to deliver light and heavy vehicle recovery services within the Greater Manchester area. The contract period will be 2 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years on a 1 + 1 + 1 option.
To be considered for award of a contract Recovery Operators must have in place the relevant operator licences, accreditations and Health and Safety policies. The contract will also be broken down into various Lots to cover a variety of geographical areas in Greater Manchester. Where there are multiple operators awarded to any of the lots, jobs will be allocated evenly on a pro-rota basis starting with the highest scoring bidders.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £15,000,000
- **Description:** Greater Manchester Police have an obligation to ensure the free passageway of the highways and the physical removal of those vehicles where there is a likelihood of danger or obstruction to other road users.
Legislation empowers the Police to remove ...

- **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%2F022928-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-23T17:19:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:01:37.643Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0483e4