--- title: "PL - Abandoned Vehicles Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-21" --- # PL - Abandoned Vehicles Services Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-087360af-ea50-4041-b8de-298271b59945.json) ## Summary Peterborough City Council is seeking a contractor to provide services related to the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vehicles within the United Kingdom, specifically in England. This contract, titled "PL - Abandoned Vehicles Services," falls under the Transport services industry category with an additional focus on supporting and auxiliary transport services. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a closing deadline for submissions by 17th March 2025. The contract period will commence on 1st April 2025 and run until 31st March 2028, with an option for a one-year extension at the discretion of Peterborough Limited. This tender provides robust opportunities for growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) skilled in vehicle collection and disposal. Businesses with expertise in handling various vehicle classes—those requiring storage, direct de-pollution, and disposal—are well-suited to compete. The open procedure procurement method facilitates fair competition, encouraging all qualified contractors to submit their bids and potentially secure a significant contract that can bolster their market presence and operational capabilities within the transport services sector. ## Notice Peterborough City Council has responsibility for the investigation, collection and delivery of abandoned vehicles to such place as they determine in acting in the capacity as Waste Disposal Authority. Peterborough City Council (the "Council") have awarded a contract for the collection storage and delivery of abandoned vehicles ("the Services") to Peterborough Limited (the "Company""). The Company wishes to appoint a contractor ("the Contractor") to deliver the Services on its behalf ("Contract"). This Contract is from Peterborough Limited and is for the appointed Contractor to remove abandoned vehicles, parts of vehicles, caravans, trailers and the like from the Council's registered land, though not necessarily from the highway, for an agreed fee. The initial Contract period is from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with the option of a further one-year extension ("the Contract Period") at the Company's sole discretion. Vehicles removed under this Contract will fall into one of three classes as follows: Class A Vehicles which are moved from Council registered land which cannot be destroyed immediately, and must be held in safekeeping by the Company at the secure storage site ("Storage Site") Class B Vehicles which are moved from Council Registered Land and sent direct for de-pollution and disposal by the Contractor. Class C Vehicles which are moved from the Company's Storage Site and sent direct for de-pollution and disposal by the Contractor In this Contract the term "vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads, whether or not it is in a fit state for such use, and includes any trailer intended or adapted for such use as an attachment to such a vehicle, any chassis or body, with or without wheels, appearing to have formed part of such a vehicle or trailer and anything attached to such a vehicle or trailer. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fed8a49-ee26-4f43-a581-80a4e5aff9ed | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE2 8TY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ## Release History - 21 Feb 2025 at 11:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fed8a49-ee26-4f43-a581-80a4e5aff9ed ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fed8a49-ee26-4f43-a581-80a4e5aff9ed 21st February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=15ec139e-6fef-ef11-8134-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Link to e-tendering portal - ProContract ## Notice URLs - https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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