Notice Information
Notice Title
The provision of Vehicle Recovery Services
Notice Description
The provision of Vehicle Recovery Services for Northamptonshire Police. Lot 1 covers vehicle recovery for heavy and light vehicles. Lot 2 covers recovery of Police vehicles.
Lot Information
Lot 1 Heavy and Light vehicle recovery
General recovery of heave and light vehicles. This lot will be split in to 4 areas as detailed within the tender documentation.
Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extension periods available
Lot 2 Recovery of Police vehiclesThis lot will be awarded to a single supplier
Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extension periods available
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05aa91
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063301-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,020,722 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,020,722 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Dec 2025 - 18 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-07-12
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE POLICE, FIRE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial@northants.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WELLINGBOROUGH
- Postcode
- NN8 6GS
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF25 North Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Brickhill and Queensway
- Westminster Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063301-2025
8th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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