Civil Parking enforcement and PCN software Procurement

Reading Borough CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e9e5Procurement Act 2023closed for bids
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Estimated value

£170.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

9

0 awarded

Published

05 Mar 2026

Deadline 13 Apr 2026

Description

Oxfordshire County Council & Reading Brough Council are looking to procure a new Civil Enforcement and Parking Charging Notices (PCN) commencing its operational services in November 2026, following a period of mobilisation. The contract will be for a initial 5 year period with the option to extend for a up to a maximum of 2 years: Both Councils are seeking a Contractor(s) that share its values and will support both Councils's Civil Enforcement Operations and include: • Enforcement of Parking restrictions, including off-street parking • Bus Lane Enforcement processing • Moving Traffic Enforcement (including Road User Charging schemes) processing • Permit management, including customer interface and back-office processing • PCN Notice Processing from serving PCNs to Enforcement Agent warrant issue (whole life cycle of a PCN) • DVLA, TEC and TPT interfaces • Interfaces with other third parties such as ANPR cameras systems and authority payment systems to allow telephone and online payments. • Document management including stationary controls and print fulfilment • Document storage until the retention period • Handheld and printer provision • Payment processing for PCNs and Permits (online and telephone payments although this may be provided through the necessary link to Council payment provisions) • Mailroom and scanning processing including dealing with incoming mail and payments (cheques, postal orders) • Optional administration processing for correspondence relating to PCNs and permit processing by telephone and process online applications. • Interface with the Council's ITC and contractors where required. • Reports for effective management of enforcement and processing of PCNs and permits • Oxfordshire currently enforces the District Council car park of Cherwell District Council. During the life of the contract additional car parks for Park and Ride or those currently operated by the District/City Council may be added. The Services do not include Enforcement Agent services, procurement of Pay and Display machines. Please be aware that there will be a joint procurement between Oxfordshire County Council and Reading Borough Council, but there will be 2 separate contracts

Scope

Reference
I-4064
Total value
£170,000,000 excluding VAT
£204,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
16 Nov 2026 to 29 Feb 2032
Possible extension to 28 Feb 2034

Additional 2 year extension

Main category
services
CPV classifications
98351110
48100000
64110000
Contract locations
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality50.00%
Priceprice40.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
13 Apr 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
South East Business Portal (Proactis) https://sebp.due-north.com
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Lots · 9 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1a1a OCC Civil Enforcement Compliance Management£18.9mactive
1b1b Reading Borough Council - Compliance Management£18.9mactive
1c1c Combined bid for both Oxfordshire County Council & Reading Borough Council - Compliance Management£18.9mactive
2a2a Oxfordshire County Council PCN and Permit Software£18.9mactive
2bLot 2b - Reading Borough Council PCN and Permit Software£18.9mactive