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Abandoned Vehicles

South Hams District Council

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Planning

03 Sep 2026 at 13:08

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council are exploring suppliers for the recovery, transport, secure storage and environmentally compliant disposal of abandoned vehicles. The work is aimed at larger and specialist vehicles outside the councils’ existing arrangements for standard motor vehicles. Vehicle types include caravans, motorhomes, buses, minibuses, coaches, lorries, HGVs, agricultural vehicles, construction and plant equipment, trailers and other oversized vehicles. Suppliers may need to attend locations across South Hams and West Devon, recover vehicles from public land and other locations where the councils have legal removal powers, support statutory notices and related legal processes, and arrange recycling, destruction or disposal. This is a vehicle towing-away service (CPV 50118110), delivered across South Hams and West Devon.

The process is at preliminary market-engagement and planning stage. It is information gathering only, not an invitation to tender or a commitment to procure. The councils expect a service contract to start on 1 November 2026 and run to 1 November 2027, with a possible extension to 1 November 2028. The councils plan to engage interested suppliers by 30 September 2026 to understand the market’s capability and capacity. No procurement value or budget is stated. Any later procurement arrangements, including the procedure, tender method, lots and evaluation basis, have not yet been settled. Businesses should treat the dates as indicative expectations and use this stage to discuss their ability to provide the specialist vehicle recovery and disposal services described.

This will suit operators with practical capability to recover, transport, store and dispose of heavy, oversized or specialist vehicles rather than businesses focused only on standard passenger cars or light vehicles. Relevant suppliers are likely to include vehicle recovery and towing companies, specialist transport operators, secure storage providers, vehicle dismantlers, recyclers and waste-disposal businesses, either individually or in partnership. The councils are particularly interested in evidence of the relevant licences, permits and insurance, as well as capacity to cover both South Hams and West Devon. Experience of handling caravans, motorhomes, buses, coaches, HGVs, agricultural machinery, construction equipment or trailers would be directly relevant. This engagement gives capable suppliers an opportunity to explain their capacity, compliance arrangements and approach before any future competition is developed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Abandoned Vehicles

Notice Description

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council are undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the capability and capacity of the market to provide the recovery, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles. The Councils currently have arrangements in place for the collection of standard motor vehicles. However, they are seeking to identify suppliers capable of dealing with larger and specialist vehicle types that fall outside the scope of existing arrangements. The Authority is particularly interested in hearing from organisations able to recover, transport, store and dispose of: Caravans Motorhomes Buses and minibuses Coaches Lorries and HGVs Agricultural vehicles Construction and plant equipment Trailers Other oversized or specialist vehicles The Authority is not seeking responses relating solely to standard passenger cars or light vehicles. Potential suppliers may be asked to: -Attend locations across South Hams and West Devon. -Recover abandoned vehicles from public land and other locations where the Authority has legal powers to remove vehicles. -Provide secure storage facilities where required. -Support statutory notice periods and legal processes. -Arrange environmentally compliant disposal, recycling or destruction. -Provide evidence of relevant licences, permits and insurance. This exercise is for information gathering only and does not constitute a call for competition or commitment to commence a procurement. Should you believe your organisation can meet the requirements and you would be interested in potential opportunities, please contact Ollie Rees .

Planning Information

If you are interested in discussing this opportunity with the Authority, please contract ollie.rees@swdevon.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f142
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083459-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2027 1-2 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
South Hams District Council
Additional Buyers

West Devon Borough Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TOTNES
Postcode
TQ9 5NE
Postcode Area
Torquay
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK4 Devon
Local Authority
South Hams
Electoral Ward
Totnes
Westminster Constituency
South Devon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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