Vehicle Recovery Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester Police

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

708733a8-372b-4f20-ad17-ffda4abf4e5c-820154

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 50118100, 50118200, 50118300, 50118400, 50118500

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

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. Legislation empowers the Police to remove or arrange for the removal of vehicles which are abandoned, damaged, causing obstruction or danger as well as those that are suspected stolen. Invariably, Recovery Operators are called upon to assist the Police in the recovery, storage and final disposal of these vehicles. 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 for award of a contract Recovery Operators must have in place 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 bidders.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Award notice observed

   24 Jan 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   708733a8-372b-4f20-ad17-ffda4abf4e5c-820154

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Vehicle Recovery Services

  Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester PoliceSupplier: Birch Lane Garage

  End date in notice

  30 Nov 2026

  Value shown in notice

  £15,000,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

  Official source

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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-b3a9dac6-7389-4c56-bf57-b0923932d495-1

• Vehicle Recovery Services

  Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester PoliceSupplier: Charles Wilson Auto Engineers

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