Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Vehicle Recovery and Roadside Assistance Service
Authority: Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a service for the recovery, removal and storage of light and heavy vehicles, motorcycles, and abandoned vehicles (excluding those for which the local council is responsible). This shall include, but is not limited to, broken-down, stolen, or collision-damaged vehicles of all classes, as well as motorcycles that are in breach of traffic regulations or causing obstructions on highways and motorways. The scope of work also includes the removal of burnt-out vehicles, vehicles used in criminal activity, vehicles recovered under the Police Reform Act 2002, and unlicensed or untaxed vehicles within the geographical boundary of Staffordshire, unless expressly stated otherwise. This includes the motorway network within the Staffordshire Police Force area, namely:
- M6 (Junction 10a to Junction 16)
- M54 (Junction 10a to the West Mercia border)
- M6 Toll Road (throughout the Staffordshire Police area)
The Contractor may also be required to recover vehicles from additional locations as directed, including Authority premises or areas outside Staffordshire Police jurisdiction. In addition to statutory recovery and removal duties, the Contractor may, upon request, be required to recover vehicles owned by the Authority and by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Comprising of the following Lots:
Lot 1: Light Vehicle Recovery
Lot 2: Heavy Vehicle Recovery
Initial contract term: 4 years
Optional Extensions: Two periods of 12 months each
- How the procedure runs: <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stage 1: Written Tender Submission and Evaluation</div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">90% of the Stage 1 score will be based on the Technical Questions Response and 10% of the score will be based on the Social Value/Sustainability Questions Response. </div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stage 2 : Site Visit Round - Shortlisted suppliers will be visited by an Evaluation Panel to evaluate the proposed site(s) to be used for the contract & assess compliancy against the tender requirements.</div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Suppliers will be scored as:</div><ul style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2rem; list-style-type: disc; flex-direction: column; display: flex;"><li style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 10px;">Fully Compliant (Pass)- Suppliers who are scored as Fully Compliant will pass this stage of the Tender Process.</li><li style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 10px;">Partially Compliant (pass once remediation works completed within an agreed timeline) – Those suppliers scoring Partially Compliant against any question will be given the opportunity to demonstrate or advise how they will achieve full compliancy before contract go live and may pass through this stage should the Evaluation panel deem the answer satisfactory.</li><li style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 10px;">Non-Compliant (Fail)– Those Suppliers scoring a non-Compliant against any assessment criteria will not pass this stage of the Tender Process</li></ul>
CPV: Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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).
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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).
- Q1 - Premises
- Q2 - Premises
- Q3 - Premises
- Q4 - Premises
- Q5 - Premises
- Q6 - Staff
- Q7 - Staff
- Q8 - Staff
- Q9 - Recovery Vehicles
- Q10 - Recovery Vehicles
- Q11 - Recovery Vehicles
- Q12 - Call out & Response
- Q13 - Call Out & Response
- Q14 - Call Out & Response
- Q15 - Contract Charging & Monitoring
- Q16 - Contract Charging & Monitoring
- Q17 - Contract Charging & Monitoring
- Q18 - Contract Charging & Monitoring
- Q19 - Social Value & Sustainability
- Q20 - Social Value & Sustainability
- Q21 - Social Value & Sustainability
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 2 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
5775- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053463- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066020Find a Tender
- How it runs
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stage 1: Written Tender Submission and Evaluation</div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">90% of the Stage 1 score will be based on the Technical Questions Response and 10% of the score will be based on the Social Value/Sustainability Questions Response. </div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stage 2 : Site Visit Round - Shortlisted suppliers will be visited by an Evaluation Panel to evaluate the proposed site(s) to be used for the contract & assess compliancy against the tender requirements.</div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Suppliers will be scored as:</div><ul style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2rem; list-style-type: disc; flex-direction: column; display: flex;"><li style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 10px;">Fully Compliant (Pass)- Suppliers who are scored as Fully Compliant will pass this stage of the Tender Process.</li><li style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 10px;">Partially Compliant (pass once remediation works completed within an agreed timeline) – Those suppliers scoring Partially Compliant against any question will be given the opportunity to demonstrate or advise how they will achieve full compliancy before contract go live and may pass through this stage should the Evaluation panel deem the answer satisfactory.</li><li style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 10px;">Non-Compliant (Fail)– Those Suppliers scoring a non-Compliant against any assessment criteria will not pass this stage of the Tender Process</li></ul>
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Full details about this procurement can be accessed at portal.proquro.co.uk/Suppliers/Tenders/De… ↗
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 14 Jan 2027 · 10 dates- Planning notice published240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Market engagement225 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Request for Information regarding Vehicle Recovery and Roadside assistance
- Tender notice published145 days ago5 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
- Clarification questions by132 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline118 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 days ago23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 4 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill endsin 5 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 76 days14 Jan 2027
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Mar 2026, 16:33 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Apr 2026, 09:06 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £013 Apr 2026, 09:06 BSTwas £1
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST5 Jun 2026, 15:42 BST
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Following the Request for information exercise and reviewing the feedback received we will be holding a supplier engagement session on Teams on Friday 17th April at 10:00. This will be a chance for suppliers to meet the Stakeholder Team for the Tender, get an understanding of the requirements and find out more about the Competitive Flexible Procedure we will be using to to undertake the procuremen…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 2 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE BROS RECOVERYSME, Burrows Recovery LtdSME, D.H. MANSFIELD LIMITEDSME, Hough Green Garage Ltd, JPW COMMERCIALS LIMITED, MMS RECOVERY LIMITED +2 morejoint award14 Jan 2027 – 13 Jan 2031 · up to 13 Jan 2033Extensions: Two periods of 12 months each · Options: The Contracting Authority considers that the following known risks may jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract, but due to the nature of the risks, are unable to be addressed in the contract as awarded: (a) Increase in service demand due to increase in road crime - The Authority has identified an upward trend in seizures being made due to road crime, should this trend continue, there may be a requirement for The Authority to award additional business in excess of the 10% by mutual agreement. The Contracting Authority considers that the above-described known risks cannot be addressed in the contract as awarded for the following reasons: (a) The Authority is looking to be proportionate in its approach to not place burden on the supply base to invest to deliver the contract but maximise opportunities should the above scenario occur. | £300,000 | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice- BURKE BROS RECOVERY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- BURROWS RECOVERY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- D.H. MANSFIELD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- HOUGH GREEN GARAGE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- JPW COMMERCIALS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MMS RECOVERY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MOTOR CLINIC LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- RICHFORD MOTOR SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender