Official UK procurement notice
Vehicle Removal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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
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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 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).
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061018Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E10000012
How it was run
Official notice- 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
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- Tender notice published270 days ago27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Clarification questions by246 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline239 days ago27 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts232 days ago7 Mar 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 16:25 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender