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Published 11 May 2023, 15:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Vehicle Enforcement and Clamping Services

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,125,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 5 Jul 2023
Awarded to London Parking Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ashford Borough Council is seeking a Supplier to provide civil enforcement of HGV overnight waiting ban in various roads in the borough of Ashford. This includes; issuing of Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) under the Traffic Management Act 2004 and any amendments, clamping the HGV following service of a PCN, maintain a relationship with a PCN payment processing company and upon the payment of the penalty charge and clamp release fee remove the clamp from the HGV.

  • Recurrence: At expiry of the contract.

CPV: Parking enforcement services · Support services for road transport

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,125,000
Delivery: South East · Ashford, Kent.
Extensions: At the expiry of the contract term.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality and Interview: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality and Interview: 50%
  • Price: 50%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · At expiry of the contract.
First published
11 May 2023, 15:42 BST
Last source update
25 Jul 2023, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
PHT001/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021525
Classification (CPV)
Parking enforcement servicesSupport services for road transport
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c811 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to procurement documents.

Publisher note: Procurement documents can be obtained through the Kent Business Portal.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
12 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Jun 2023, 10:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 25 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jun 2023, 10:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Jul 2023, 16:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jul 2023, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,125,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
London Parking Solutions Ltd£1,125,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre,Tannery Lane, ASHFORD, South East, TN231PLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria