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Award

02 Feb 2024 at 08:10

Tender

30 Aug 2023 at 12:39

Planning

11 Aug 2023 at 09:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has initiated a tender for a Managed Vehicle Recovery Service. The procurement involves managing vehicle recovery services across Northern Ireland. The main procurement category is services, and the classification is for automobile emergency road services. The initial contract value is £2,583,000, with additional opportunities for extension. The key dates for the tender process are not specified in the document.

This tender for a Managed Vehicle Recovery Service by the Police Service of Northern Ireland offers business growth opportunities for service providers in the automobile emergency road services industry. Companies providing breakdown and recovery services for various types of vehicles can compete for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender has a planned status, indicating potential competition in the future.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service

Notice Description

The public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. Analysis of statistical data relating to the numbers of vehicle removals across Northern Ireland has indicated that there are approximately 7500 vehicle removals per annum, with approximately 95 per cent of these removals being of vehicles falling into the Light Vehicle category. This data is being provided solely for information purposes and the PSNI cannot guarantee the quantity of recoveries or volume of business that will arise from this contract. The Contractor will be directly responsible for the appointment and management of all Vehicle Recovery Operators (VROs) appointed to provide services under this scheme. The VRO requirements that the Contractor will be required to manage are provided within this specification. The Contractor must ensure that all relevant Road Traffic Orders, Regulations and other Statutory Provisions, are adhered to by all parties engaged in the delivery of any services under this Contract. The PSNI's business relationship will be with the "Contractor" who will be required to appoint Recovery Operators, inspect, and manage the vehicle recovery service provision on behalf of police. A number of other government entities may also avail of the services provided by the Contractor under the provision of this contract: * Department for Infrastructure (DFI)/DVA Enforcement/DVA Fleet Management * Northern Ireland Environment Agency * National Crime Agency * Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA /Fisheries * Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) * Belfast Harbour Police * Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service (NIFRS) It is anticipated that the level of engagement between these parties and the Contractor will be minimal and as such it is the intention that these entities will use a similar protocol to that which will be followed by PSNI, when requesting services under this contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. Analysis of statistical data relating to the numbers of vehicle removals across Northern Ireland has indicated that there are approximately 7500 vehicle removals per annum, with approximately 95 per cent of these removals being of vehicles falling into the Light Vehicle category. This data is being provided solely for information purposes and the PSNI cannot guarantee the quantity of recoveries or volume of business that will arise from this contract. The Contractor will be directly responsible for the appointment and management of all Vehicle Recovery Operators (VROs) appointed to provide services under this scheme. The VRO requirements that the Contractor will be required to manage are provided within this specification. The Contractor must ensure that all relevant Road Traffic Orders, Regulations and other Statutory Provisions, are adhered to by all parties engaged in the delivery of any services under this Contract. The PSNI's business relationship will be with the "Contractor" who will be required to appoint Recovery Operators, inspect, and manage the vehicle recovery service provision on behalf of police. A number of other government entities may also avail of the services provided by the Contractor under the provision of this contract: * Department for Infrastructure (DFI)/DVA Enforcement/DVA Fleet Management * Northern Ireland Environment Agency * National Crime Agency * Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA /Fisheries * Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) * Belfast Harbour Police * Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service (NIFRS) It is anticipated that the level of engagement between these parties and the Contractor will be minimal and as such it is the intention that these entities will use a similar protocol to that which will be followed by PSNI, when requesting services under this contract.

Options: The contract will remain in place for an initial period of two 2 years, followed by an optional extensionperiod comprising of up to 24 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003453-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50118000 - Automobile emergency road services

50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars

50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services

50118300 - Breakdown and recovery services for buses

50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles

50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

79994000 - Contract administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,483,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,485,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,580,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Feb 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Additional Buyers

Belfast Harbour Police

Department for Infrastructure NI

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland

NI Fire and Rescue Services

National Crime Agency

Northern Ireland Environment Agency

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT3 9ED
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Sydenham
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Supplier N/A

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