Torrevieja puts five-year municipal towing contract out to tender for €5.6 million

Torrevieja Town Council has put its municipal towing and vehicle pound service out to tender, with a maximum value of €5,616,309.60, including VAT, for five years. The contract will cover the whole municipal area and operate 24 hours a day, all year round. Companies have until 30 November 2026 to submit their bids.

Tender file 12283/2026 covers the removal and transport of vehicles, management of the municipal pound, and the installation and removal of barriers and mobile signage. These operations may be required in response to illegal parking, accidents, roadworks, emergencies and orders from the authorities.

The budget amounts to €1,123,261.92 a year, including VAT. The annual figure excluding VAT is €928,315.64, while the estimated value of the contract over the full five years is €4,641,578.20. The service is scheduled to begin on 18 January 2027, once the contract has been signed and the current service has ended.

The tender documents require a minimum of five tow trucks, a trailer for light vehicles and a team of 16 tow-truck operators, as well as a service manager. The successful bidder must attend within a maximum of ten minutes of a police call-out, except where there is a justified reason, and take responsibility for the municipal pound on avenida de los Nenúfares. Shifts will be reinforced during the high season and Semana Santa.

The contract also includes support for events, roadworks and emergencies using signage equipment. The minimum requirements include 200 barriers, 100 metal signs, 200 plastic signs and 80 illuminated beacons, as well as other equipment.

The new tender follows the service awarded in 2021 for €2.3 million over four years, covering towing, the vehicle pound and the safekeeping of vehicles. The current contract expressly adds the management of mobile signage for municipal activities, roadworks and emergencies, alongside vehicle removal and safekeeping.

For drivers, the service is involved both in parking offences and in incidents that require a road to be cleared or access to be provided for emergency vehicles. The contract is intended to cover these needs across the whole city and at any time of day or night. The successful company will take over once the contract has been signed and the current service has ended.

Article written by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.