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The Disposal, Recycling & Auctioning of Non-Police Vehicles for West Yorkshire Police & Humberside Police

West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced plans to buy vehicle and fleet and marketing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £7,131,330 including VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 11 bids per contract for this buyer (from 47 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

West Yorkshire Police (WYP) and Humberside Police (HP) are undertaking a collaborative tender (led by WYP) for their ‘Disposal, Recycling and Auctioning of Non-Police Vehicles’ contracts which are due to expire on the 31st May 2027. This concession service requires a Supplier to scrap, recycle and sell (auction) non-police vehicles and associated items for both Forces that have been abandoned, seized, collision damaged, burnt out and involved in crime. A UK1: Pipeline notice (Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-021190) (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050d1f) was previously published on the 6th May 2025, 1.33pm and edited on the 14th May 2025, 11.52am in relation to this project. The…Read the full description
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) and Humberside Police (HP) are undertaking a collaborative tender (led by WYP) for their ‘Disposal, Recycling and Auctioning of Non-Police Vehicles’ contracts which are due to expire on the 31st May 2027. This concession service requires a Supplier to scrap, recycle and sell (auction) non-police vehicles and associated items for both Forces that have been abandoned, seized, collision damaged, burnt out and involved in crime. A UK1: Pipeline notice (Notice Identifier: 2025/S 000-021190) (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050d1f) was previously published on the 6th May 2025, 1.33pm and edited on the 14th May 2025, 11.52am in relation to this project. The estimated volumes of vehicles in relation to the Contracts (based on historical data) are as follows: WYP Auctioned Vehicles per annum = 1,963 WYP Scrap Vehicles per annum = 5,217 HP Auctioned Vehicles per annum = 489 HP Scrap Vehicles per annum = 1,776 We would like to notify the market of this imminent tender opportunity for these concession contracts (WYP and HP) which we anticipate will be published late October / early November 2026. The WYP and HP Concession Contracts are anticipated to commence on the 1st June 2027 for a period of four (4) years with provision to extend for a further period, or successive periods, up to the 31st May 2033. Please ensure that you are registered with our e-tendering portal (the Blue Light National E-Commercial System) which can be accessed via the following link; https://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome if you wish to participate in this tender when it goes live. We are also interested in identifying any market developments or any barriers for consideration with this service provision and wish to ascertain if there are sufficient numbers of providers in the market who are able to undertake our requirements to scrap, recycle and auction vehicles for both Forces as a one-stop-shop. If you are interested in participating in this preliminary market engagement exercise please request a copy of 'The Disposal, Recycling and Auctioning of Non-Police Vehicles Pre-Market Engagement’ documentation by emailing yb.procurement@westyorkshire.police.uk The deadline to request to participate in this pre-market engagement is 14:00 hours on Tuesday 20th October 2026.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 095996-2026

About the buyer

  1. C-25-040 Supply of Two (2) Road-Rail Vehicles (RRVs) for the South Yorkshire Supertram Network

    South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityYorkshire and the HumberVehicles and fleet

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1mestimated
  2. The Recovery of Enforced Vehicles on the Highways, Fleet Vehicles and Plant

    City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the HumberVehicles and fleet

    Open18 days left

    £1.67mestimated

From notice 095996-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 12 October 2026.