Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles

Tender description

This contract is for the provision of a 24 hour, 365 day per year vehicle and plant equipment recovery service for all units in Glasgow City Council's current fleet. The Council provides a wide range of services and this tender relates to the provision of a 24 hours, 365 days per year recovery service for vehicles and plant equipment to ensure operational personnel can carry out their duties in a safe and efficient manner and ensure continuity Of service. The Council and the wider Council family operate fleet of approximately 1 200 vehicles, including cars, light vans (under 3.5 Tonnes), light goods vehicles (over 3.5 Tonnes GVW), medium commercial vehicles (between 3.5 and 7.5 Tonnes GVW), heavy goods vehicles (between 7.5 and 18 Tonnes GVW), minibuses and buses, motorcycles, and heavy vehicles (over 18 Tonnes GVW) including Refuse Collection Vehicles, articulated lorries, trailers and gritters. The Council’s fleet also contains approximately 1 600 items of plant equipment, including utility vehicles, compressors, tractors, tooling, diggers and other road equipment and parks and gardening equipment. The Council provides a wide range of services and this tender relates to the provision of a 24 hours, 365 days per year recovery service for vehicles and plant equipment to ensure operational personnel can carry out their duties in a safe and efficient manner and ensure continuity of service.