Stale Pre-tender

Abandoned Vehicles

Details

Topic
Vehicle towing-away services
Published
3 September 2026
Submission
30 September 2026

Tender description

South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council are undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the capability and capacity of the market to provide the recovery, storage and disposal of abandoned vehicles. The Councils currently have arrangements in place for the collection of standard motor vehicles. However, they are seeking to identify suppliers capable of dealing with larger and specialist vehicle types that fall outside the scope of existing arrangements. The Authority is particularly interested in hearing from organisations able to recover, transport, store and dispose of: Caravans Motorhomes Buses and minibuses Coaches Lorries and HGVs Agricultural vehicles Construction and plant equipment Trailers Other oversized or specialist vehicles The Authority is not seeking responses relating solely to standard passenger cars or light vehicles. Potential suppliers may be asked to: -Attend locations across South Hams and West Devon. -Recover abandoned vehicles from public land and other locations where the Authority has legal powers to remove vehicles. -Provide secure storage facilities where required. -Support statutory notice periods and legal processes. -Arrange environmentally compliant disposal, recycling or destruction. -Provide evidence of relevant licences, permits and insurance. This exercise is for information gathering only and does not constitute a call for competition or commitment to commence a procurement. Should you believe your organisation can meet the requirements and you would be interested in potential opportunities, please contact Ollie Rees .

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published3 September 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

South Hams District Council is the district council for South Hams in Devon, and its staff also work for West Devon Borough Council. The two councils have tendered jointly, including cleaning for 2024 to 2029 and car park maintenance.

Over the past 5 years, most of South Hams District Council's contract awards have been in construction work, sports, games and art supplies and construction and mining machinery.

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