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Published 20 Apr 2026, 09:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MVDC - Parking Pay Terminals

Official notice

Authority: Mole Valley District Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£315,000≈ £43k / year · £378,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 1 Jul 2026
Contract term 7 yrs 4 moends 30 Apr 2034 · starts 18 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mole Valley District Council (the Council) invites tenders for the provision of Parking Pay Terminals & ongoing maintenance services.

The Council has 23 car parks across Mole Valley including the Swan Centre multi-storey car park in Leatherhead and the St Martin’s Walk multi-storey car park in Dorking with the remainder being surface car parks. The Council currently has 40 operational pay terminals (in addition to 4 out of service), 33 of which are more than 15 years old and only take cash payments. The Council requires the current pay terminal portfolio to be replaced with 41 new payment terminals (with the option for 2 additional pay terminals in Leatherhead Leisure Centre car parks) which accept cash and card payments in addition to allowing the use of payment wallets. The Council also requires the supplier to service and maintain the payment terminals for the next seven years.

The Commencement Date for the delivery of the goods and services is scheduled to be on 18th December 2026 at 00:00 hours (with required installation works to commence from 4th January 2027). The Contract will be awarded for a period of 12 days, 4 months and 7 years until 30th April 2034 (after the first 12 days and 4 months, the 1st of May of each contract year will be subsequently treated as the ‘contract anniversary’).

CPV: Parking meters · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 7 yrs 4 moSMEPublished value£315,000
Contract period: 18 Dec 2026 – 30 Apr 2034 (7 yrs 4 mo)Value: £315,000 exc. VAT · £378,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Full details of this award criterion are contained in the tender documents for this procurement exercise
  • Quality: Full details of this award criterion are contained in the tender documents for this procurement exercise
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Apr 2026, 09:59 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
Authority reference
MVDC - 039212
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084855
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Parking metersRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ26)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685e8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
28 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

How to obtain the Tender Documents

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Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 09:59 BST
  2. Market engagement178 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST

    ​​The council is approaching the market to request interested suppliers contact stella.keen@molevalley.gov.uk to obtain a copy of our Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire for this planned procurement. We are not looking for a detailed response and we would expect that the questions take no longer than an hour to complete. Please send your answers to these questions to stella.keen@molevalley.gov.uk by 12:00pm Friday 1st May 2026.The responses to this questionnaire will provide the Council with useful market insight and is not part of any competitive tender, nor does this indicate that the Council will undertake any contract award relating to this requirement in the future. Any information provided will be treated in confidence and only used to inform the Council about current market conditions and supplier preferences. Failing to respond to this questionnaire will not mean exclusion from any potential tendering opportunity going forward. The Council cannot guarantee any inclusion in any potential tendering opportunity if you do respond to this Questionnaire.​

  3. Next notice expected117 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published48 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
  5. Clarification questions by28 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline19 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 36 days
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 52 days
    18 Dec 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 09:59 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £315,000
    8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
    was £110,000
  4. Status changed to active
    8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST
  6. Deadline published: 8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    8 Sept 2026, 12:44 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mole Valley District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXW-3796-VTMW Pippbrook, Dorking, South East, RH4 1SJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure