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Published 25 Mar 2025, 14:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

University of Cumbria Car Parking and Enforcement Services

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year · £216,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2025awarded 8 May 2025
Awarded to Excel Parking Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Cumbria carried out Market engagement in September 2024. From this PIN the tender is now available.

The University of Cumbria is seeking a standalone car parking management and enforcement contract for 5 of our sites -

Fusehill Street, Carlisle

Brampton Road, Carlisle

Lancaster Campus

Ambleside Campus

Barrow Campus

There will be a requirement for ANPR to be installed at the Barrow Campus with parking attendants for all other sites.

Please see ITT for further information.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2030, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: A PIN Notice was carried out in September 2024 under the old PCR Regulations

CPV: Parking enforcement services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £216,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 x 12 months
98351110 Parking enforcement services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description: Technical 60% Pricing 40%

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2030
First published
25 Mar 2025, 14:11 GMT
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 09:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 May 2025
Authority reference
26-01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011151
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Parking enforcement services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f877 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
23 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcumbria/… ↗

Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 14:11 GMT
  2. Tender notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 14:47 GMT
  3. Next notice expected
    25 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by
    15 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    23 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    8 May 2025
  7. Award decision expected by
    9 May 2025, 00:59 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025
  10. Latest notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 09:05 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 14:11 GMT
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    25 Mar 2025, 14:47 GMT
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    25 Mar 2025, 14:47 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2025, 11:17 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    23 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 09:05 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 25 Mar 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £343,1921 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Excel Parking Services LimitedCar Parking Management1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available£343,1928 May 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Car Parking Management · Excel Parking Services Limited

    Signed
    4 Jul 2025
    Value
    £343,192
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extensions available

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Cumbria

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 06033238 Fusehill Street, Carlisle, North West, CA1 2HHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Excel Parking Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02878122 Sheffield Business Park, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S9 1XEContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender