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Published 15 Dec 2025, 15:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1495 Supply, Installation & Maintenance of Parking Meters

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£31,376published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Flowbird Smart City UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of four (4) new parking payment terminals for Brentford Gate Car Park. The equipment must be robust, accessible, secure, and capable of operating under UK environmental conditions.

In addition, to the commissioning Kew requires the current machines to be decommissioned, de-installed and disposed of sustainably.

The life cycle of the machines is estimated at a minimum of 8 years so long as they are maintained appropriately.

CPV: Parking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Framework information :Awarded

Framework information :

Direct Award via ESPO Framework 509_23 Parking Management Solutions, Lot 1 - Pay & Display

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
15 Dec 2025, 15:15 GMT
Last source update
15 Dec 2025, 15:15 GMT
Authority reference
RBGKEW1495
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082995
Classification (CPV)
Parking services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f5f7 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Framework information:

Direct Award via ESPO Framework 509_23 Parking Management Solutions, Lot 1 - Pay & Display

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £31,3761 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Flowbird Smart City UK Limited£31,376 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection GB-COH: 803428 THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, London, TW93AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.