Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1844-T-LS Parking Enforcement Outsourcing
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,800,000≈ £600k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequirement for three distinct service provisions, covering the enforcement service and the back-office processing (BPO) service and also the provision of a fully hosted web enabled IT system for both enforcement and administration.
CPV: Parking enforcement services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,800,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: On-street and off-street enforcement of parking in accordance with this specification, under the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA04), and Road Traffic Regulation Act 1991 (RTRA 1991) and/or any other relevant parking enforcement legislation. The enforcement to cover the whole of the CBC administrative area (excluding National Highways roads)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 10 Oct 2025, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2026, 13:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064036- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published383 days ago10 Oct 2025, 10:17 BST
- Submission deadline352 days ago10 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by314 days ago17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published287 days ago13 Jan 2026, 13:50 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Tender notice published10 Oct 2025, 10:17 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published13 Jan 2026, 13:50 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete13 Jan 2026, 13:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 13 Jan 2026 | CancelledThis decision to terminate this tender process has been taken due to certain information which has come to light following the issue of the Council’s initial decision on 12th December 2025 relating to the contract award process. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender