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Pre Engagement Marketing for Vehicle Removal, Storage, Release, and Disposal Services.

London Borough of Croydon

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Planning

28 Oct 2026 at 14:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Croydon intends to procure vehicle removal, secure storage, release and disposal services to support its Vehicle Removal Policy, which is going through the council’s approval process. The service covers removing abandoned vehicles, parking contravention vehicles, persistent evaders, vehicles causing obstruction or nuisance, and vehicles involved in waste offences. Removed vehicles must be kept securely until owners collect them or legal holding periods expire. The contractor will also manage release appointments and customer enquiries, check documents before release, collect charges, report on activity and dispose of vehicles in line with legislation. The work will be delivered in Croydon. This is a single service covering vehicle recovery and towing, vehicle storage and retrieval, and associated vehicle-release services.

This is at the planning stage: Croydon is conducting preliminary market engagement, not inviting tenders. The council expects to publish a subsequent procurement notice on 15 January 2027; the engagement questionnaire is due by 18 November 2026. The planned contract is for five years from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with options to extend by one year and then a further year, up to 31 March 2034. The estimated value is £629,125 excluding VAT (£754,950 including VAT). The procurement is planned as one lot, and small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable. Participation in this engagement, or not taking part, will not advantage or disadvantage suppliers in any later procurement. The service is intended to support a vehicle removal policy subject to council approval.

The work is likely to suit suppliers able to combine vehicle recovery and towing with secure storage, vehicle release and disposal. Relevant operational capability includes removing different types of vehicles within specified timescales, operating a secure holding facility, managing customer-facing release appointments during defined opening hours, checking release documentation and processing payments. Suppliers should also be able to provide service reporting and ensure vehicles are disposed of in accordance with relevant legislation. The requirement spans both physical operations and administration, so firms with established recovery, storage and customer service functions may be well placed to prepare. Croydon has indicated that SMEs are suitable for the single-lot service. The planned contract duration and potential extensions point to a requirement for sustained service delivery, rather than a one-off removal assignment. The buyer has not set out particular accreditations or technical qualifications in this engagement information.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre Engagement Marketing for Vehicle Removal, Storage, Release, and Disposal Services.

Notice Description

Vehicle Removal, Storage, Release, and Disposal Services. This is a Pre Engagement Marketing Questionnaire for Abandoned Vehicles. Any subsequent procurement will be separate. Neither participation (or otherwise) in this exercise nor any information supplied will advantage or disadvantage any person in such procurement. Contract duration is five years with the option to extend for a one year plus one year basis (5+1+1 basis). Procure of the above services will support the Vehicle Removal Policy that is currently making its way through the Council's approval process. The contracted services will include - Vehicle removal within specified timescales relating to abandoned vehicles, parking contraventions, persistent evaders, vehicles causing an obstruction, nuisance vehicles, and vehicles involved in waste offences. - A secure storage facility where vehicles that have been removed can be held until the owner claims them, or the legal holding periods expire. - Vehicle release and associated administration functions, such as, customer service so vehicle owners can make appointments to collect their vehicle, operated the customer facing side of the storage facility between specified opening hours, check required documentation that is needed before a vehicle can be released, and take payments of the charges due - Reporting - Disposal of vehicles in accordance with relevant legislation. This opportunity is available on the Croydon Tenders Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Tenders/MyTenders

Planning Information

Please submit your questionnaire on the Croydon Tenders Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Tenders/MyTenders

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07927f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102115-2026
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars

50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services

63121000 - Storage and retrieval services

63727100 - Towing services

98351100 - Car park services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£629,125 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Jan 20273 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 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
London Borough of Croydon
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 1EA
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
TLI62 Croydon
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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