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Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

CAR PARKING MACHINES ON BEHALF OF MELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Melton Borough Council
Local Council
services
SME eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA"}
Installation services of parking meter equipment
East Midlands (UKF22)
Published value
£250,000
≈ £49,973 / year
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
30d 20h left
Clarification Cut-Off
1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
East Midlands Tendering
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Melton Borough Council: "CAR PARKING MACHINES ON BEHALF OF MELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL". Published status: active. Published value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.eastmidstenders.org.

Official Requirement Description:

Melton Borough Council requires the replacement of 19 existing pay and display machines located across off-street public car parks in Melton Mowbray. The existing machines were installed in 2012 and are nearing the end of their working lives. Current machines operate using the 3G network and are powered either by mains supply or solar power with battery storage. The Council is seeking a single provider to deliver a complete package covering the supply and installation of new machines, back office analytical support, contactless card payment processing, online payment support and processing, and reporting services, ticket supply, and ongoing repair, maintenance and servicing.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£250,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Subject to Council approval

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 60%
Price: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£99,945 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Melton Borough Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Melton Borough Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 51 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 15:36 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 55 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 816 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~70 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 102 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    3 updates
    1 deadline change
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 51)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    TENDER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF 19 PAY AND DISPLAY MACHINES FOR LONG AND SHORT STAY CAR PARKSWelland Procurement · 25 Jul 2024, 09:30 BST
    		£270,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    matching published text
    Fire Alarm Support ContractorSwindon Borough Council · 9 Sept 2026, 12:05 BST
    		£276,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Preliminary Market Engagement for Community Equipment Repair and Maintenance Services: Exploration of Future Service Delivery OptionsSwindon Borough Council · 22 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
    		£625,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Boston Depot Vehicle Washing FacilityBoston Borough Council · 16 Jul 2026, 10:51 BST
    		£140,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    ITT for the Procurement of Goods, Services and Works for the following Domestic Lifting Equipment Installation Domestic Lifting Equipment Monitoring Services Domestic Lifting Equipment Refurbishment Domestic Lifting Equipment ServicingDacorum Borough Council · 17 Aug 2026, 11:00 BST
    		£500,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO covered{"GPA"}
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Installation services of parking meter equipment
    Delivery area
    East Midlands (UKF22)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05a913

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via East Midlands Tendering
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    East Midlands Tendering
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free regional portal
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      1 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. tender value changed
      11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    2. Status changed to active
      11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    3. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    4. procurement method changed
      11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    5. Submission deadline changed to 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
      11 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
    6. Official notice release published
      6 Oct 2025, 22:13 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Melton Borough Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PTMP-8573-JHVJ
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    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied