Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 11 Aug 2026, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Car Parking Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Northern Trains Ltd (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£3,953,7592 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Two new contracts have been established for the installation of ANPR and the provision of car park management services across Northern Trains Limited (NTL) car park estate.

CPV: Car park management services · Parking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Northern Trains Limited has established two contracts for the deployment of an ANPR…Awarded

Northern Trains Limited has established two contracts for the deployment of an ANPR based parking enforcement solution and associated car park management services across its estate. Covering an initial rollout of 36 stations, the contracts include the design, supply and installation of ANPR infrastructure, digital permit and whitelisting systems, back-office enforcement software, parking penalty administration, appeals management and enforcement processing services.

The procurement supports the transition from manual to automated civil parking enforcement, improving compliance, increasing parking and enforcement revenues, enhancing customer experience through digital parking services, and delivering operational efficiencies through 24/7 automated enforcement and streamlined back-office processes.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Aug 2026, 14:53 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 14:53 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076308
Classification (CPV)
Car park management servicesParking services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e189 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This contract was awarded as a call off from the NHS Shared Business Services Framework Agreement (SBS10235) Lot 9 following a compliant mini-competition process.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,953,7592 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Apcoa Parking (UK) LimitedANPR - Services£3,668,000 †—Awarded
Apcoa Parking (UK) LimitedANPR - Works£285,759 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawRail Transport GB-COH: 03076444 George Stephenson House, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO16JTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.