Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 26 Nov 2025, 16:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Civil Parking Enforcement Services DN25_26 728

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ13)

Published estimate£33,420,466≈ £6.7m / year · £33,420,466 inc. VAT23.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 2 Feb 2026

Awarded to Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited

Contract term 5 yrsends 3 Feb 2031 · up to 3 Feb 2033 with extensions · starts 4 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Civil Parking Enforcement Services, the Council is seeking a Service Provider who can deliver a modern, responsive, and data-driven enforcement service that aligns with its strategic priorities, including:

Improving compliance and road safety
Supporting the transition to low-emission transport
Enhancing the customer experience
Delivering value for money and operational efficiency

Contract Length 5 years with the option to extend by up to 2 x 12 month periods.

CPV: Parking enforcement services · Parking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£33,420,466

Contract period: 4 Feb 2026 – 3 Feb 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 3 Feb 2033 with extensionsValue: £33,420,466 exc. VAT · £33,420,466 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East

Extensions: Optional extension 1 + 1 years

63712400 Parking services 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

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: Method Statement responses to determine supplier quality of potential service
Price: Financial Evaluation of bids

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Nov 2025, 16:49 GMT
Last source update: 3 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 4 Feb 2026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-077423
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Parking enforcement servicesParking services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e9a1 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: 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-coun… ↗

Timeline

26 Nov 2025 → 3 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published324 days ago
26 Nov 2025, 16:49 GMT
Clarification questions by311 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline284 days ago
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent256 days ago
2 Feb 2026
Contract starts254 days ago
4 Feb 2026
Award decision expected by253 days ago
4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends246 days ago
11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published105 days ago
3 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
26 Nov 2025, 16:49 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
2 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT
Contract signature expected
27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £21,186,0621 award exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Named bidders 2published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Apcoa Parking (UK) LimitedCivil Parking Enforcement Services1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2033Extensions: Two 12 month extensions are available based on performance	£21,186,062	2 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Civil Parking Enforcement Services · Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited
Signed
17 Mar 2026
Value
£21,186,062
Period
1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Two 12 month extensions are available based on performance
4 agreed KPIs: Minimum Deployed Hours · Coverage of Patrol Requirements · PCNs Cancelled as a result of CEO Error/Service Provider Error …
- Minimum Deployed Hours, otal weekly minimum deployment hours should be agreed as part of the Enforcement Plan with the Council’s Representative. Minimum hours should be achieved
- Coverage of Patrol Requirements, Coverage will be outlined by the Service Provider in the Enforcement Plan. Agreed coverage requirements should be met. This is with regard to coverage of the CEA rather than relating to number of hours (which is captured in the first KPI).
- PCNs Cancelled as a result of CEO Error/Service Provider Error, his KPI relates to PCNs which are issued in error by the CEO. This includes errors in pocket book notes, Handheld Computer Terminals (HHCTs), input errors, not following Council procedure, misconduct by CEO or incorrect instruction by the Contract Manager.
- Complaint/Customer Response, Timely response to complaints and queries

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

did not winMarston (Holdings) Ltd · West Midlands
wonAPCOA Parking (UK) Limited · Greater London

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

Buckinghamshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCLJ-2677-YQXD The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, South East, HP19 8FFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

APCOA Parking (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02572947 2nd Floor, Belmont House, Belmont Road,, Uxbridge,, London, UB8 1HEContact email, phone
Marston (Holdings) LtdBidder / tendererGB-COH: 04305487 Rutland House 8th Floor, 148 Edmund Street,, Birmingham,, West Midlands, B3 2JR

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDFRedacted Buckinghamshire Council Contract for the Provision of Parking Enforcement Services

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2026, 12:57 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Nov 2025, 16:49 GMT