Notice Information
Notice Title
PAN3580 - Provision of Vehicle Recovery Service
Notice Description
Leicester City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Service Provider to deliver a 24/7 vehicle breakdown and recovery service for Council-owned, leased, and hired vehicles. The service will cover a wide range of vehicle types and include prompt response and recovery across the Leicester area and, where required, further afield.
Planning Information
Leicester City Council ('the Council') would like to seek views and engagement from the market regarding this project. This project would be for vehicle recovery service for Council-owned, leased, and hired vehicles. The service will cover a wide range of vehicle types and include prompt response and recovery across the Leicester area and, where required, further afield. The proposed contract will be for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year. At this stage, it is a Pre-Market Engagement only and Not A CALL FOR COMPETITION. Pre-Market Engagement questionnaire can be accessed in the link below: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/VtifGpEMAi
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b971
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058210-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars
50118300 - Breakdown and recovery services for buses
50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jun 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jul 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 20 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
- TLF21 Leicester
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058210-2026
19th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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