--- title: "Pre Engagement Marketing for Vehicle Removal, Storage, Release, and Disposal Services." ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07927f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07927f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07927f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07927f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "London Borough of Croydon" published: "2026-10-28" --- # Pre Engagement Marketing for Vehicle Removal, Storage, Release, and Disposal Services. Buyer: London Borough of Croydon Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07927f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07927f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07927f.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102115-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Jan 2027 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £629,125 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | London Borough of Croydon | | Locality | CROYDON | | Postcode area | Croydon | | Postcode | CR0 1EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon | | Local authority | Croydon | | Electoral ward | Fairfield | | Westminster constituency | Croydon West | | Delivery location | TLI62 Croydon | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### 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 ## Release History - 28 Oct 2026 at 14:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102115-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102115-2026 28th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Tenders/MyTenders - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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