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Published 5 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TMBC ANPR Installation Trial

Official notice

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£140,000≈ £140k / year · £140,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Aug 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council (“the Council”) is looking to procure a contractor to design, supply and install a ticketless Automatic Number Plate Recognition (“ANPR”) barrier-controlled parking system at two of the Council’s existing Pay & Display car parks in Tonbridge (“the sites”).

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Kings-… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/X97Q89PV9S ↗

CPV: Car park control equipment · Car park management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£140,000
Contract period: 3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2027 (1 yr) · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £140,000 exc. VAT · £140,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The maximum Contract duration shall be up to three (3) years (i.e. 1 year + 1 year + 1 year).
34926000 Car park control equipment98351000 Car park management services

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053449
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Car park control equipmentCar park management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

5 Jun 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published138 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions by118 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline111 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts80 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Jun 2026, 15:28 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBNB-2692-VQCJ Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, Kings Hill, South East, ME19 4LZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender