Notice Information
Notice Title
Penalty Charge Notice System (Bristol) - Soft Market Test
Notice Description
Bristol City Council (BCC) oversees the enforcement of Parking, Bus Lane, and Clean Air Zone (CAZ) restrictions, along with the issuing and management of associated Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs). In the coming period, we will be implementing a Liveable Neighbourhoods scheme and encompassing Moving Traffic Enforcement. To provide some context, approximately 700,000 PCNs were issued in the previous financial year, with around 470,000 related to CAZ violations. BCC are conducting a soft market test currently to discover options for a back-office system to manage the full life-cycle of all Penalty Charge Notices issued by the Council. This software is crucial for the enforcement of Bristol streets, bus lanes and Clean Air Zone and it's essential we have a robust system that can efficiently deal with the complex, bespoke demands of this enforcement. BCC have built a questionnaire which has been designed to help the Council understand the available functionality of software packages on the market. The system would manage the full lifecycle of a PCN including the issuing of the PCN, appeals against a charge (from informal appeals through to Traffic Penalty Tribunal cases) and closure of a case. Requirements will be refined further upon receipt of completed questionnaires.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-1173b7d4-4935-4437-940a-927db3fcff97
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46847a19-84bd-49e2-9417-7dd6f30a871f
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
63712700 - Traffic control services
63712710 - Traffic monitoring services
98351000 - Car park management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS3 9FS
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Bedminster
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46847a19-84bd-49e2-9417-7dd6f30a871f
21st March 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6815525f-d503-f011-8136-005056b64545
Soft Market Testing submission page
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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