Official UK procurement notice
Car Park Equipment and Maintenance
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£2,600,000≈ £433k / year · £3,120,000 inc. VAT7.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 24 Apr 2026
Awarded to SKIDATA Ireland Ltd
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Aug 2032 · up to 31 Aug 2038 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of this contract includes the following Car Park Equipment and Maintenance
requirements:
- Decommissioning of existing car park equipment.
- Installation and commissioning of new equipment including barriers, cashless pay stations, entry/exit devices.
- Car park entrance / exit control including provision of ANPR technology.
- Car park management software, licensing and IT integration.
- Provision of customer car parking payment options
- Compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requirements.
- Reserved parking area control and management.
- Ticket validation process and equipment.
- Comprehensive maintenance (including software), PPM and reactive.
- Non-comprehensive maintenance - reactive.
- Campus IT infrastructure cabling maintenance.
The contract also has provision to exercise optional requirements on the following:
- Car parking equipment provision for Belfast, Coleraine and Jordanstown.
- DLD - MXA (Foyle House) car parking equipment provision.
- DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment layout design.
- DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment provision.
- Reserved parking booking system.
- Automated data upload for University online store permit purchases.
- Mobile Pay System.
- Not divided into lots: The reason for not dividing into lots is uniformity to ensure one supplier, and one software system, is contracted for the provision of services at all campus locations. Awarding one contract should maximise potential economies of scale for the service provider and reduce contract management with multiple contractors.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: The University published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) 2024/S 000-033188 on FTS, and Request for Information (RFI) on eSourcing NI, on 15 October 2024. PIN Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033188-2024 The RFI questionnaires were completed by interested providers and submitted via eSourcing NI by 5 November 2024. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) and RFI was to invite potential providers to express an interest and provide information to assist with the procurement and development of the specification for Car Park Equipment and Maintenance at Ulster University. RFI questionnaires were completed by interested service providers in response to this PIN and provided feedback on aspects including contract duration, contract maintenance options, inventory, technology & innovation, reserved parking, Jordanstown service reduction, IT network link to the University, equipment lifespan, equipment, mobilisation and pricing increases.
CPV: Car park control equipment · Car park services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,600,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documentation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Submission: 50%
- Commercial Submission: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Submission
- Quality Submission
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the tender documentation.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 5 Jan 2032
- First published
- 19 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 14:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 May 2026
- Authority reference
CfT_6333326- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015064- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0657b8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published248 days ago19 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMT
- Clarification questions by227 days ago11 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline218 days ago20 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent184 days ago24 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by176 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends171 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published100 days ago16 Jul 2026, 14:31 BST
- Contract starts54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 09:39 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Apr 2026, 12:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Apr 2026, 12:06 BST
- Contract signature expected22 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jul 2026, 14:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,798,7491 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKIDATA Ireland LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2032 · up to 31 Aug 2038Extensions: Initial term of 6 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 72 months. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The contract also has provision to exercise optional requirements on the following: • Car parking equipment provision for Belfast, Coleraine and Jordanstown. • DLD - MXA (Foyle House) car parking equipment provision. • DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment layout design. • DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment provision. • Reserved parking booking system. • Automated data upload for University online store permit purchases. • Mobile Pay System. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In the event that the Contract is terminated prior to expiry of the proposed initial six (6) year contract period, the University reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) in that instance to offer the second ranked most advantageous Supplier from this Competition (second ranked Supplier), the opportunity to enter into a replacement contract with the University on the basis of the same contract terms, rather than undertaking a re-procurement exercise at that point. Any replacement contract entered into will be for the remaining unexpired initial contract period, with the same ability for the University to extend by a further period or periods of up to 72 months. | £2,798,749 | 24 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Car Park Equipment and Maintenance · SKIDATA Ireland LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £2,798,749
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2032 · up to 31 Jul 2038 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Initial term of 6 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 72 months.
- Options
- The contract also has provision to exercise optional requirements on the following: • Car parking equipment provision for Belfast, Coleraine and Jordanstown. • DLD - MXA (Foyle House) car parking equipment provision. • DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment layout design. • DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment provision. • Reserved parking booking system. • Automated data upload for University online store permit purchases. • Mobile Pay System. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In the event that the Contract is terminated prior to expiry of the proposed initial six (6) year contract period, the University reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) in that instance to offer the second ranked most advantageous Supplier from this Competition (second ranked Supplier), the opportunity to enter into a replacement contract with the University on the basis of the same contract terms, rather than undertaking a re procurement exercise at that point. Any replacement contract entered into will be for the remaining unexpired initial contract period, with the same ability for the University to extend by a further period or periods of up to 72 months.
3 agreed KPIs: N/A - This contract is below £5 million including VAT. · N/A - This contract is below £5 million including VAT. · N/A - This contract is below £5 million including VAT.
- N/A - This contract is below £5 million including VAT.
- N/A - This contract is below £5 million including VAT.
- N/A - This contract is below £5 million including VAT.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SKIDATA Ireland LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender