Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and Other Items
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service required to be undertaken by the Contractor is to ensure that vehicle recovery, storage and disposal is undertaken with speed,
dignity, sensitivity and professionalism.
The Contractor will provide a 24-hour, 365 days a year (366 in a leap year) ‘one call’ message switching system and subsequent recovery
service. The Contractor will be responsible for providing suitable resources to achieve a fast, efficient recovery from the scene. Police
Scotland will pass to the Contractor’s Call-Handler the essential details of any incident with location, vehicle(s) involved (including owner
details) and the reason for the recovery.
The Contractor will provide sufficient Recovery Operators to be able to attend the scene of a recovery anywhere in the Force area normally
within 30 minutes in respect of light vehicle recovery and one hour for heavy vehicle recoveries of being notified unless there are
exceptional circumstances causing a delay, e.g. severe weather conditions or geographical area.
The Contractor shall ensure the appointed Recovery Operators carry out the requirements of the Scheme with due diligence and in a
professional and workmanlike manner, carry out recovery and parking, using materials and workmanship which comply with the Contract
Standard conditions of approval regulating the Scheme or as subsequently amended by the Police and in accordance with all statutory
provisions, including all appropriate Acts of Parliament and Statutory Regulations.
An undertaking is required that all vehicles recovered under the terms of the Contract will be contained in a secure compound or storage
building at all times unless vehicles are required for examination in which case they will be required to be secured under cover.
- Recurrence: 4 years and six months from initial award.
CPV: Vehicle towing-away services
The lotProcurement structure
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Provision of a Managed Service for Recovery, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles and Other Items
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
ESPD Question 4A.1 Trade Registers
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Tenderer is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the
Tenderer is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the SPA’s satisfaction that they are trading
from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given.
Tenderers within the UK must confirm if they are registered under Companies House within this question.
If the Tenderer is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as
described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
ESPD Question 4A.2 Authorisation/Membership
Where it is required, within a Tenderer’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant
organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded
Contract, indicated below:
ESPD Question 4B5 Insurances
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers
may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy
numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to
provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.
Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one
incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
ESPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:
The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the
assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within the ESPD to
allow the Authority to access a Credit Safe Report.
Within such reports, the risk of bus…
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderer`s will be required to provide evidence of having the necessary capacity and capability to deliver the requirements stated within
the tender documents.
The below requirements will be requested during the tender process:
ESPD Question 4C.1.2 Technical and Professional Ability
With reference to the nature and details of the services that are the subject matter of this tender, 2 relevant examples are to be provided of
the services undertaken by the Tenderer in the last 3 years. You must describe in sufficient detail the required experience in terms of the
specific services, the number of required examples, the minimum duration of experience e.g. 3 years and the value / scope of the previous
projects e.g. must be of similar value to the contract being procured.
Minimum: ESPD Question 4C.12 Quality Control Requirements Tenderers may be required to provide the following for Quality Control requirements: EITHER: Option A) If a Tenderers organisation holds a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accorda…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 years and six months from initial award.
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PROC-25-2997- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057969- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the period of the Contract Agreement, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against the Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) detailed within the tender document.
Publisher note: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32154. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It has become clear that there is scope within the EU legal framework which applies to public contracts, to use contracts to deliver wider social benefits such as: - Targeted recruitment and training (providing employment and training opportunities/Apprenticeships) - SME and social enterprise development - Community engagement As part of your response to the Quality criteria, Tenderers are requested to provide an outline of all community benefits you can offer for this contract. (SC Ref:835081)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 24 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published132 days ago19 Jun 2026, 11:40 BST
- Submission deadline97 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened97 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal ServiceContracting authority
- Scottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.