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Published 9 May 2025, 17:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Park & Ride Ringo Parking Machines

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

Direct awardConcession
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£90,000published award · inc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to RingGo Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Parking and Ride Machines at Thornhill and Oxford Parkway

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 May 2025, 17:03 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 17:03 BST
Authority reference
C10525
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020223
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051030 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

There are currently five Park and Ride sites in Oxford. Three of these sites and owned by Oxford City Council and the other two (Thornhill and Oxford Parkway) are owned by Oxfordshire County Council. Oxford Direct Services (ODS) manage and run the three sites with Oxford City Council.

ODS currently enforce OCC sites using an ANPR system which is linked to the pay machines and RingGo. If OCC were to manage the sites and not use ODS, this would result in additional spend, resource and separate technology for the two Councils. Alternatively, if OCC kept ODS but used separate parking technology this again would be at a cost for the council.

By keeping all sites consistent and using RingGo Ltd for the payment of parking at our own Park and Ride sites, it provides a wider benefit for the public who use it. They will only have to use one App for all sites and will not cause confusion as to how to pay for their parking at different sites.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 May 2025, 17:03 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    13 May 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £90,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RingGo LtdSMEPark & Ride Parking Machines13 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2030 · up to 2 Apr 2030Extensions: Following the initial term the contract can be extended for a further 2 years£90,000 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX11NDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ringo LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03151938 Maplewood, Crockford Lane, Chineham Business Park , Chineham , South East, RG248YBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender