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title: "DfI - Provision of Parking Enforcement Services"
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# DfI - Provision of Parking Enforcement Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-provision-of-parking-enforcement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031962). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Infrastructure: "DfI - Provision of Parking Enforcement Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £75,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY)
- **Published Value:** £75,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 June 2023 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Parking enforcement services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £75,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-provision-of-parking-enforcement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031962#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031962`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-provision-of-parking-enforcement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031962#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-provision-of-parking-enforcement-services-ocds-h6vhtk-031962#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98351110
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £75,000,000
- **Description:** The 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...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `035413-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **APCOA PARKING UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02572947`
  - Value: £75,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000,000
  - Signed Date: 01/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035413-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-26T12:43:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:25:52.946Z
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