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Published 3 Aug 2023, 11:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Decriminalised Parking and Traffic Enforcement Services

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)·Consortium: 32 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Published estimate£400,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 31 Jan 2025awarded 9 Jun 2025
Awarded to MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Please note this is a Contract Award notice.

The City of Edinburgh Council requires to procure decriminalised parking and traffic enforcement services, including, but not limited to; labour, IT and associated services, to enforce parking and moving traffic regulations within Edinburgh.

The contract may be accessed by other Scottish Local Authorities (“Collaborative Partners”) during the contract term as a potential route to market for such services and therefore the successful Service Provider may be required to deliver services across the Collaborative Partners’ geographical areas during the term of the Contract.

  • Recurrence: 18 months prior to contract end.

CPV: Parking enforcement services · Parking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The City of Edinburgh Council requires to procure decriminalised parking and traffic…AwardedRenewal

The City of Edinburgh Council requires to procure decriminalised parking and traffic enforcement services, including labour, IT and associated services, to enforce parking and moving traffic regulations within Edinburgh.

The service delivery areas covered by this Contract include, but are not limited to:

On-Street Enforcement Services;

Car Pound Services with potential future DVLA Services;

Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Services;

Pay and Display Services;

Suspension and Dispensation Services;

Lines and Signs Maintenance Services;

Cashless and Contactless Parking solution;

Permit Management Services;

Back Office Support Services;

Notice Processing Services;

LEZ Services; and

Future Services.

A full description for all related services can be found in the tender documents. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · The City of Edinburgh
Extensions: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to request additional services from the Service Provider within the duration of the contract period. This may include but not be limited to new restrictions within the CPZ or future services and technologies as described within the Specification. Any change will be agreed with the Service Provider and managed by the change control procedures in accordance with Schedule Part 5 of the Contract. The exact requirements of these additional purchases will be discussed and agreed with the Service Provider prior to a formal acceptance of such request. · Prior to the expiry of the initial 5 year term, the Council reserves the right to extend the Contract for up to a further 5 years.Variant bids: not allowed
63712400 Parking 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: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Specific turnover requirements:

    A minimum “general” annual turnover of 9,700,000 GBP for the last two financial years.

    A current ratio of at least 1.20 in each of the last two financial years.

    Insurance Requirements:

    Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 5,000,000 GBP

    Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP

    Professional Indemnity - 2,000,000 GBP

    Third party liability motor vehicle insurance of 5,000,000 GBP

    Minimum: Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of 9,700,000 GBP for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council ma…
  • Technical & professional ability
    • Question 4C.1.2(a) Relevant Experience - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that all Tenderers have previously delivered a minimum of two decriminalised parking and traffic enforcement services contracts, each delivering all or parts of the services as specified within Sections 4–16 of the Specification.
    • Question 4C.1.2(b) Service Requirements - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that Tenderers tender for the full range of services under Contract.
    • Question 4C.1.2(c) Parking Compliance - The Council requires that all tenderers will carry out a parking compliance survey within the SPA in order to prepare their Enforcement Plan for inclusion with their tender response. The results of this survey should be included with the tender submission.
    • Question 4C.4(a) Living Wage Payment - Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Contract, (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the Contract, at least the real Living Wage.
    • Question 4C.4(b) Prompt Payment - Tenderers are required to confirm that they will include the standard clause in all contracts used in the delivery of the Contract, ensuring payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and include a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties.
    • Question 4C.6(a) Qualifications - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that Ten…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 18 months prior to contract end.
First published
3 Aug 2023, 11:39 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 14:58 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
CT2893
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047338
Classification (CPV)
Parking enforcement servicesParking services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ecb8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The value of this Contract for the City of Edinburgh Council alone has been estimated at 150,000,000 GBP over the Contract Period covering the initial 5 year period and optional 5 year extension. Based upon historical spend and how services, staffing costs or contract requirements may change over the term of the contract. Should other Collaborative Partner organisations choose to buy into this Contract a notional value up to 250,000,000 GBP has been estimated subject to other Authorities requirements. Therefore, including Collaborative Partners, the combined estimated total contract spend could rise to 400,000,000 GBP. Note that these values are notional and should not be considered as a guarantee of business usage. (SC Ref:806827)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

9 Feb 2024 → 8 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    9 Feb 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 14:58 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2024
  1. Published value updated to £400,000,000
    2 Dec 2024, 16:07 GMT
    was £92,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    2 Dec 2024, 16:07 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    2 Dec 2024, 16:07 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
    2 Dec 2024, 16:07 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    8 Aug 2025, 14:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDSubcontracting: declared£150,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

26 public bodies on the notice

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal Council

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Marston (Holdings) LimitedAwarded supplier Rutland House, 8th Floor, 148 Edmund Street, Birmingham, UK, B3 2JRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.