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# Pay and Display Parking Machines

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pay-and-display-parking-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-04afd7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Reading Borough Council: "Pay and Display Parking Machines". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,500,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Nov 2024, 16:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Reading Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 November 2024 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Car park management services, Control, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilities, Parking meters, Parking services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pay-and-display-parking-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-04afd7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04afd7`

## 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/pay-and-display-parking-machines-ocds-h6vhtk-04afd7#tl-md)

## Description
Reading Borough Council (RBC) invites tenders for the provision of pay and display parking machines. The contract includes installation/commissioning, maintenance/servicing/repair, processing of transactions and transaction data, and removal of replaced machines. The contract may also include the removal and disposal of machines removed from the estate. RBC's parking machine estate is under review and is expected to reduce from approx. 155 pay and display machines to around 75. The final number of machines provided through this contract may change depending on the outcome of the review.This tender is offered over 2 Lots to allow for pricing on both a lease and purchase basis. RBC reserves the right to award to one Lot only, or to both Lots.Proposed procurement timetable:- Publication of tender: 21.10.24- Tender return: 05.11.24- Standstill ends: 25.11.24- Contract start: 06.01.25- Installation completed: 28.02.25

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Provision of pay and display parking machines - Lease option
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34996300, 38730000, 63712400, 98351000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Reading Borough Council (RBC) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the provision pay and display parking machines across RBC's on-street and off-street parking locations.  The contract will  include:- Installation and commissioni...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Provision of pay and display parking machines - purchase option
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34996300, 38730000, 63712400, 98351000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Reading Borough Council (RBC) is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the provision pay and display parking machines across RBC's on-street and off-street parking locations.  The contract will  include:- Installation and commissioni...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034346-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-23T14:49:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:08:27.058Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04afd7