Light and heavy vehicle recovery services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester Police

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

7c86a289-afab-4f29-ae6f-4ce0c49e9458-253919

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 50118100, 50118200, 50118400, 50118500

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is tendering to appoint operators to deliver light and heavy vehicle recovery services within the Greater Manchester area. The contract period will be 2 years with an option to extend for a further 3 years on a 1+1+1 option. To be considered it is imperative that vehicle operators much hold the relevant operator licences, accreditations and Health and Safety policies. The contract will also be broken down into various Lots to cover a variety of geographical areas in Greater Manchester. Where there are multiple operators awarded to any of the lots, jobs will be allocated evenly on a pro-rota basis starting with the highest scoring bidder. Greater Manchester Police have an obligation to ensure the free passageway of the highways and the physical removal of those vehicles where there is a likelihood of danger or obstruction to other road users. Therefore this contract is likely to commence on the 1st of December 2018. Bidders are not expected to communicate with any other persons at GMP or with any other named Police forces concerning this tender, but will only allow clarifications through the Blue Light portal. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in disqualification from this and other future procurement processes. To register an interest you are required to log onto the Blue Light tendering portal, and download the relevant tender documents. Bidders are invited to study the requirements outlined in the tender documents and provide their best bid to meet the needs identified.

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1. Award notice observed

   21 Nov 2018

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 19 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   7c86a289-afab-4f29-ae6f-4ce0c49e9458-253919

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Light and heavy vehicle recovery services

  Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester PoliceSupplier: Auto Rescue 1990 Ltd

  End date in notice

  30 Nov 2023

  Value shown in notice

  £13,900,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-adff1538-9a06-47e8-9e75-ea0d99c1fce1-1

• Light and heavy vehicle recovery services

  Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester PoliceSupplier:

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