Official UK procurement notice
GWR - Car Parking Management ervices
Authority: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGreat Western Railway (GWR) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified supplier to deliver Car Parking Management Services
across its existing and future station portfolio. The appointed supplier will be responsible for providing a comprehensive, efficient, and
customer-focused parking solution, including enforcement, maintenance, revenue management, and technological innovation. This tender
outlines the minimum requirements and expectations for service delivery, operational oversight, and contract performance.
- How the procedure runs: Stages of Tender: Issuance of the contract notice via Find a Tender portal. Contract Notice and complete premarket engagement if required. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) Upon receiving of supplier's signed NDA, supplier(s) will be invited to PQQ stage. Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) / Invitation to Tender (ITT) The successful shortlisted supplier(s) at PQQ stage between 3 to 5 bidders will be invited to compete and submit the commercials during the ITT stage. The top three final shortlisted supplier(s) will be invited to attend Supplier presentations and then submit their Best and Final Offer (BAFO).
CPV: Car park management services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 15 Jul 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,910,000
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 (3)
- Terms and Conditions/KPIs: 10%
- Pricing: 40%
- Technical Capability, including Sustainability: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Capability, including Sustainability
- Pricing
- Terms and Conditions/KPIs
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “GWR - Car Parking Management ervices” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2025, 18:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2026, 08:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
FX1286- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071053- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05da70Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stages of Tender:
Issuance of the contract notice via Find a Tender portal. Contract Notice and complete
premarket engagement if required.
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ)
Upon receiving of supplier's signed NDA, supplier(s) will be invited to PQQ stage.
Invitation To Negotiate (ITN) / Invitation to Tender (ITT)
The successful shortlisted supplier(s) at PQQ stage between 3 to 5 bidders will be invited to compete and submit the commercials during the ITT stage.
The top three final shortlisted supplier(s) will be invited to attend Supplier presentations and then submit their Best and Final Offer (BAFO).
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 4 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 15 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published354 days ago4 Nov 2025, 18:34 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends324 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown4 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by220 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent144 days ago3 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published143 days ago4 Jun 2026, 08:51 BST
- Standstill ends130 days ago16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts102 days ago15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025- Tender notice published4 Nov 2025, 18:34 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Jun 2026, 08:51 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2026, 08:51 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apcoa Parking (UK) LimitedGWR Car Parking Management Services13 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2030 · up to 12 Oct 2031Extensions: to enable GWR to run a tender exercise and manage a full mobilization to another provider. · Options: Additional variable costs around PCN management and repairs to equipment through the life of the contract. | £3,025,349 | 3 Jun 2026standstill to 16 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- APCOA PARKING (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender