The Huddersfield-based business will manage the recovery of vehicles that have been stolen or involved in collisions, as well as those involved in crime and being driven with no insurance.

FMG already manages similar contracts for other police forces across the country, including Lancashire, Cumbria, North Wales and Norfolk, with Gail Bradshaw, integrated services contract manager at Lincolnshire Police, saying: ‘FMG have proven themselves at the highest level, and we’re delighted to be able to work with them on this contract.'

She added: ‘Dealing with vehicles, and vehicle crime, takes up a considerable amount of police time, and knowing that vehicles will be recovered and managed efficiently will mean that our officers and staff will have more time to carry out other duties.’

The latest public sector contract follows FMG’s recent signing of a renewed contract with the Highways Agency to deal with incidents across the 4,300miles of England’s strategic road network.

Jerry Bartlett, head of police schemes at FMG, said: ‘We’re delighted that we’ve been awarded this contract to do an important job for a vital public service provider. This is testament to the hard work our people have done on managing existing contracts and demonstrating best practice in this unique area of vehicle recovery.’