Official UK procurement notice
Collection, storage, release, and disposal of abandoned and untaxed vehicles
Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£60,000≈ £30k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2026awarded 26 Jun 2026
Awarded to CAMBRIDGE CAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 1 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridge City Council seek to establish a service for:
- The collection, storage, and disposal/destruction of abandoned vehicles, including but not limited to, motor vehicles, motorcycles caravans, trailers, their contents and / or associated debris (including liquid spills) and any of their parts that are associated with the abandoned vehicles.
- The collection, storage, and disposal/destruction of untaxed vehicles
CPV: Automobile emergency road services · Demolition services of vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: 70% Quality 30% Price
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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 Mar 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
- Authority reference
DN811409- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028442- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06765dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published215 days ago27 Mar 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Clarification questions by173 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline166 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published93 days ago27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 11:45 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Apr 2026, 10:13 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST14 Apr 2026, 10:13 BST+25 days · was 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2026, 14:23 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Please note that the original submission date of the 20 April 2026 has been extended to the 15 May 2026 (1200) The RfQ has been removed from the portal until the updated RfQ is ready for publishing.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE CAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2028 · up to 30 Jul 2029Extensions: continuation of services | — | 26 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CAMBRIDGE CAR SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender