Official UK procurement notice
DfI - Provision of Parking Enforcement Services
Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service provider will be responsible for the management of the following:
- On Street parking enforcement in three charged zones in Belfast, Newry and Lisburn.
- On street enforcement of parking restrictions in 26 cities and towns across Northern Ireland that are non-charged zones.
- On Street enforcement of one residents parking zone in Belfast.
- Parking enforcement in 3 charged Park and Ride car parks near Belfast.
- Bus lane and urban clearway enforcement using fixed and mobile CCTV in Belfast.
- A Lift and Tow service for vehicles parked in a bus lane or urban clearway during a period of restriction.
- Cash collection from P and D machines in charged zones – currently there are approximately 300 machines in place.
- Provision of rationalised digitised P and D machines to replace the 300 currently on site.
- P and D machine maintenance.
- A cashless parking service as an alternative to paying by cash and displaying a ticket from an On-Street or Park and Ride car park Pay and Display (P and D) machine.
- A clamp and removal service for PCN debt.
- A pound facility to store vehicles removed to recover debt or for causing an obstruction on a bus lane or urban clearway.
- A disposal service by either auction or crushing for vehicles held in the pound for more than 30 days that remain unrecovered by their owner.
- Provision of a dedicated centralised customer service to facilitate enquiries from the public on matters such as P and D machine faults, season ticket management and removal of clamps etc. The current service deploys approximately 160 traffic attendants. It is hoped to reduce that figure to around 100 traffic attendants with the introduction of digitised enforcement. Approximately 120-160,000 Penalty Charge Notices have been issued annually through the current contract.
CPV: Parking enforcement services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£75,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 60%
- Quantitative Criterion: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 60
- Quantitative Criterion: 40
- 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
- Competitive dialogue
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035413- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031962Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The appointment to the contract will be subject to the preferred supplier demonstrating that the minimum requirements specified in the Selection Questionnaire continue to be met and that there being no material adverse. change to the standing of the supplier. The appointment will also be subject to all other necessary due diligence being carried out by the. Department. No formal contract shall be binding until it has been formally executed by the duly authorised representatives of the parties.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Department for Infrastructure and CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderer to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: This competition is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and Department for Infrastructure (DfI) will use the Competitive Dialogue procedure which is governed by Regulation 30 of the Regulations. Further information on the competition and how the dialogue phase will be structured will be set out in the. Information Memorandum and the Instructions for Competitive Dialogue (ICD) which will be issued to those economic operators who advance in the procurement following the. evaluation of the responses to the Selection Questionnaire. In addition to the optional services, DfI reserves the right to modify and vary the contract to provide for additional services that are complementary to the services to be provided under the Contract in order to address future functions and requirements and/or additional requirements.. . Following the award of the Contract, DfI reserves the right to resort to the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 32 (9) of the Regulations. Please note that any date given in Section IV above is a best estimate at the time of dispatch of this notice. DfI reserves the right to extend any such date. The cost of responding to the Information Memorandum and the Selection Questionnaire and any subsequent participation in the procurement will be borne solely by the participating economic operator.. . Economic operators should note that DfI reserves the right to cancel this procurement process at any stage. Buy Social clauses may apply to this contract requiring the successful supplier to deliver measurable targets for social value..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
Timeline
19 Feb 2023 → 26 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected19 Feb 2023
- Submission deadline5 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
- Notice published26 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 May 2023- Published value updated to £75,000,0004 May 2023, 10:09 BSTwas £65,000,000
- Status changed to active4 May 2023, 10:09 BST
- Procurement method changed4 May 2023, 10:09 BST
- Deadline published: 5 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST4 May 2023, 10:09 BST
- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apcoa Parking (UK) LimitedContract | £75,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- £75,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- APCOA PARKING UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria