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title: "ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service"
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# ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service

Buyer: POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0

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## Summary

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has initiated a tender for a Managed Vehicle Recovery Service. The procurement involves managing vehicle recovery services across Northern Ireland. The main procurement category is services, and the classification is for automobile emergency road services. The initial contract value is £2,583,000, with additional opportunities for extension. The key dates for the tender process are not specified in the document.

This tender for a Managed Vehicle Recovery Service by the Police Service of Northern Ireland offers business growth opportunities for service providers in the automobile emergency road services industry. Companies providing breakdown and recovery services for various types of vehicles can compete for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender has a planned status, indicating potential competition in the future.

## Notice

The public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. Analysis of statistical data relating to the numbers of vehicle removals across Northern Ireland has indicated that there are approximately 7500 vehicle removals per annum, with approximately 95 per cent of these removals being of vehicles falling into the Light Vehicle category. This data is being provided solely for information purposes and the PSNI cannot guarantee the quantity of recoveries or volume of business that will arise from this contract. The Contractor will be directly responsible for the appointment and management of all Vehicle Recovery Operators (VROs) appointed to provide services under this scheme. The VRO requirements that the Contractor will be required to manage are provided within this specification. The Contractor must ensure that all relevant Road Traffic Orders, Regulations and other Statutory Provisions, are adhered to by all parties engaged in the delivery of any services under this Contract. The PSNI's business relationship will be with the "Contractor" who will be required to appoint Recovery Operators, inspect, and manage the vehicle recovery service provision on behalf of police. A number of other government entities may also avail of the services provided by the Contractor under the provision of this contract: * Department for Infrastructure (DFI)/DVA Enforcement/DVA Fleet Management * Northern Ireland Environment Agency * National Crime Agency * Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA /Fisheries * Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) * Belfast Harbour Police * Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service (NIFRS) It is anticipated that the level of engagement between these parties and the Contractor will be minimal and as such it is the intention that these entities will use a similar protocol to that which will be followed by PSNI, when requesting services under this contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. Analysis of statistical data relating to the numbers of vehicle removals across Northern Ireland has indicated that there are approximately 7500 vehicle removals per annum, with approximately 95 per cent of these removals being of vehicles falling into the Light Vehicle category. This data is being provided solely for information purposes and the PSNI cannot guarantee the quantity of recoveries or volume of business that will arise from this contract. The Contractor will be directly responsible for the appointment and management of all Vehicle Recovery Operators (VROs) appointed to provide services under this scheme. The VRO requirements that the Contractor will be required to manage are provided within this specification. The Contractor must ensure that all relevant Road Traffic Orders, Regulations and other Statutory Provisions, are adhered to by all parties engaged in the delivery of any services under this Contract. The PSNI's business relationship will be with the "Contractor" who will be required to appoint Recovery Operators, inspect, and manage the vehicle recovery service provision on behalf of police. A number of other government entities may also avail of the services provided by the Contractor under the provision of this contract: * Department for Infrastructure (DFI)/DVA Enforcement/DVA Fleet Management * Northern Ireland Environment Agency * National Crime Agency * Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA /Fisheries * Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) * Belfast Harbour Police * Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service (NIFRS) It is anticipated that the level of engagement between these parties and the Contractor will be minimal and as such it is the intention that these entities will use a similar protocol to that which will be followed by PSNI, when requesting services under this contract.

Options: The contract will remain in place for an initial period of two 2 years, followed by an optional extensionperiod comprising of up to 24 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003453-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,483,000 |
| Lots value | £2,485,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,580,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND |
| Additional buyers | BELFAST HARBOUR POLICE; DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NI; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS; HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND; NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY; NI FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE; NI FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES; NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT3 9ED |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | "WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
- 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
- 50118000 - Automobile emergency road services
- 50118100 - Breakdown and recovery services for cars
- 50118110 - Vehicle towing-away services
- 50118300 - Breakdown and recovery services for buses
- 50118400 - Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
- 50118500 - Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles
- 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
- 79994000 - Contract administration services

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2024 at 08:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003453-2024
- 30 Aug 2023 at 11:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025442-2023
- 11 Aug 2023 at 08:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023507-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/belfast-harbour-police
- https://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/belfast-harbour-police/
- https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/
- https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/northern-ireland-environment-agency
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.hseni.gov.uk/
- https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/
- https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk
- https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/
- https://www.nifrs.org/
- https://www.psni.police.uk/

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