Award

Provision of Letter Writing Software for Parking & Moving Traffic

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 Oct 2023 at 14:50

Tender

03 Aug 2023 at 13:38

Summary of the contracting process

The Leicester City Council is seeking to re-tender for its Letter Writing contract for Parking & Moving Traffic. The current contract is due for renewal in 2024. The Council requires a letter writing system to handle Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) and comply with Traffic Management Act 2004 and related legal processes. The tender is in the award stage, with the contract awarded to Barbour Logic Limited. The contract value is £184,955 GBP, signed on October 25, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing software packages and information systems to cater to the Council's needs. Companies specializing in developing innovative solutions for traffic management and legal compliance would be well-suited to compete. The contract's emphasis on quality (70%) and price (30%) criteria indicates the Council's focus on both service excellence and cost-effectiveness. The procurement method used is an open procedure, allowing fair competition among suppliers interested in supplying the required software solution.

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Notice Title

Provision of Letter Writing Software for Parking & Moving Traffic

Notice Description

Leicester City Council "the Council" wishes to retender for its Letter Writing contract as our current contract is due for renewal in 2024. Our current contract provides us with a letter writing system that allows us to deal with responses to Penalty Charge Notices (PCN); it also allows us to work within the scope of the Traffic Management Act 2004, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, and the civil action of parking fines via Northampton County Court. The current system issues approximately 40,000 for Bus Lane PCNs and for Parking issuance 68,119 per year totally around 108,119. In addition to this the Council is taking on Moving Traffic Powers and therefore, subject to increase in near future.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Leicester City Council "the Council" wishes to retender for its Letter Writing contract as our current contract is due for renewal in 2024. Our current contract provides us with a letter writing system that allows us to deal with responses to Penalty Charge Notices (PCN); it also allows us to work within the scope of the Traffic Management Act 2004, the Traffic Penalty Tribunal, and the civil action of parking fines via Northampton County Court. The current system issues approximately 40,000 for Bus Lane PCNs and for Parking issuance 68,119 per year totally around 108,119. In addition to this the Council is taking on Moving Traffic Powers and therefore, subject to increase in near future.

Renewal: Initial term 3 years, options to extend for a further two years in one year periods 1+1 (five years)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ecc9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031509-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£177,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£177,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£184,955 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Sep 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Lorraine Dixon
Contact Email
lorraine.dixon@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164541219

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARBOUR LOGIC

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