Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of existing Pay and Display machine
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council requires ongoing maintenance of its existing Pay and Display machines. All are solar-powered and have no mains electrical connection. The vast majority of these machines
are located on streets and on surface car parks within the City of Derby.
CPV: Car park management services · Parking enforcement services · Parking meters
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Council has entered into an agreement with Flowbird Smart City UK Ltd for ongoing…Awarded
The Council has entered into an agreement with Flowbird Smart City UK Ltd for ongoing maintenance of its existing Pay and Display machines. The negotiated procedure without
prior publication has been used and is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the award of a public services contract.
The services can only be carried out by the particular economic operator because competition is absent for technical reasons. A change of supplier cannot be made for technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial contract.
The contract is for an initial term of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years in annual increments. The value provided is based on the full 5 years. Additional information: The Council issued a F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Notice reference: 2022/S 000-006605. Published: 10 March 2022.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Mar 2022, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2022, 17:07 BST
- Authority reference
TD1844- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018219- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032067Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The services can only be carried out by the particular economic operator because competition is absent for technical reasons. A change of supplier cannot be made for technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing
equipment, services or installations procured under the initial contract.
Publisher note: The Council will be observing a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowbird Smart City UK LimitedMaintenance of existing Pay and Display machines | £311,030 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Flowbird Smart City UK LimitedMaintenance of existing Pay and Display machines | £311,030 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Maintenance of existing Pay and Display machines · Flowbird Smart City UK Limited
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2022
- Value
- £311,030
- Status
- active
Maintenance of existing Pay and Display machines · Flowbird Smart City UK Limited
- Signed
- 10 Mar 2022
- Value
- £311,030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Flowbird Smart City UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.