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Published 27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Removal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E10000012SME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£20,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 6 Mar 2028 · starts 7 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a comprehensive vehicle removal service. The service will include vehicle removal, relocation, storage, release and disposal and will support the Council's parking enforcement and public safety functions relating solely to illegally parked, contravening and abandoned vehicles.

The Supplier must deliver the Services in full compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations, statutory guidance and codes of practice relating to civil parking enforcement, vehicle removal, storage and disposal, including but not limited to the Traffic Management Act 2004, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations, the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations, and all applicable environmental and waste legislation, as amended from time to time.

The Supplier must deliver vehicle removal, relocation, storage, release and disposal services in full compliance with the Council's vehicle removal policy, operational instructions and applicable statutory requirements. Compliance will include adherence to Council direction, issued by authorised officers, on whether a vehicle is to be removed, relocated or left in situ.

CPV: Demolition services of vehicles · Parking enforcement services · Parking services · Vehicle towing-away services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrsSMEPublished value£20,000
Contract period: 7 Mar 2026 – 6 Mar 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: Technical (Quality) evaluations will be conducted, based on the information submitted in writing, as part of this quotation submission. Commercial (Price) evaluations will be conducted, based on the information submitted, in writing, as part of this quotation submission.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007275
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Demolition services of vehiclesParking enforcement servicesParking servicesVehicle towing-away services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061018 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000012

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The process will be conducted electronically via the Council's electronic Tender Facility ProContract supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Timeline

27 Jan 2026 → 7 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published270 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by246 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline239 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts232 days ago
    7 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender