Recovery, storage and disposal of seized vehicles

Description

The Environment Agency is an executive non-departmental public body responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Our principal aims are to protect and improve the environment and to promote sustainable development. Where we have reasonable grounds to believe that a waste or fisheries offence has been committed, we have the power to seize vehicles under the following legislation: Environmental Protection Act 1990; Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989; and the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. We have the power to retain seized vehicles under the Control of Waste (Dealing with Seized Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 and Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. These provisions allow an authorised Environment Agency officer to seize a vehicle and its contents. We require a contractor to provide vehicle recovery, secure storage and disposal services. This contract will be let to a single supplier that demonstrates that have the necessary skills and capacity to complete all aspects of the work. We are seeking tenders that can provide national coverage across England with a single point of contact in respect of the service. The service must be available 24 hours a day for each day of the year (including weekends and public holidays). The contract will run as a pilot for an initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 month period subject to business requirements, excellent performance and cost.