Official UK procurement notice
Installation of Pay and Display Machines and Any Associated Groundworks
Authority: Cotswold District Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCotswold District Council is looking to replace the current pay and display machines as they are nearing end of life.
There are 15 , off-street car parks across the district with 31 Metric pay and display machines.
This tender is for the purchase of 31 new machines with contactless as the only permitted payment method. There is no requirement to record vehicle registration numbers.
All machines are currently mains powered however the Authority would like to consider the option of moving to alternative power supplies, therefore the requirement is split in to two types of machines.
Mains powered machines
Alternative powered Machines
However, the Authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of
Mains powered machines only
Alternative powered Machines only
Mixture of the above.
Please note that this is at the sole discretion of the Authority.
(Maintenance Options)
Each of the 31 machines, regardless of type, will require a full maintenance provision.
The maintenance element of this ITT is divided into three LOTS. Please see section 5 for further details. All Tenderer's must submit maintenance pricing for each of the three defined LOTS.
Each LOT will be evaluated separately in accordance with the Assessment Criteria set out in Part A – Section 3, point 2 and on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The Authority intends to award the same, i.e. one maintenance option for all 31 machines and the preferred maintenance option is at the sole discretion of the Authority.
CPV: Installation services of parking meter equipment · Parking meters · Parking services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 18 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014792- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06571cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 30 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published253 days ago18 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline223 days ago20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by198 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent196 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published195 days ago17 Apr 2026, 15:50 BST
- Standstill ends184 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts183 days ago30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 15:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 15:50 BST
- Contract signature expected5 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| Flowbird Smart City UK LimitedLOT - 1 (Option A)12 May 2026 – 11 May 2030 · up to 11 May 2031Extensions: 12 month option to extend | £519,100 | 16 Apr 2026standstill to 28 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 17 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Flowbird Smart City UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender