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COV - Car Parking System (West Orchards Shopping Centre)

COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

11 Mar 2026 at 16:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 Sep 2025 at 19:47

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "COV - Car Parking System (West Orchards Shopping Centre)" involved Coventry City Council as the buying organisation, based in Coventry, United Kingdom. This tender, classified under the goods category, concerned the removal and replacement of existing car parking equipment at West Orchards multi-storey car park in Coventry. The procurement method employed was a direct award due to technical reasons limiting sourcing to a single supplier for compatibility purposes. This award, listed as complete, saw its final stages in the contract award notice dated 11th March 2026. Although the contract start date is scheduled for 25th March 2026 and will end on 24th March 2031, it follows a pending status that surpassed a standstill period ending 23rd March 2026. Businesses interested in related tenders should note the industry category pertaining to miscellaneous transport and security equipment.

This tender presents significant business opportunities, especially for those specialising in transport equipment and parking solutions. Companies with expertise in installation, networking, and commissioning of parking systems will find growth potential through this project, focusing on ancillary services like variable message signs and payment machines. The awarded supplier, JL Finance Limited T/A Newpark Solutions, and previously Newpark Security Limited, both established entities from Bristol, demonstrate that large-scale organisations with technical proficiency in such niche sectors are well-suited to compete. Thus, businesses capable of offering comprehensive project management, system configuration, testing, and annual support are ideally positioned to benefit from similar procurement opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

COV - Car Parking System (West Orchards Shopping Centre)

Notice Description

Removal of the existing car parking system, together with the supply, installation, networking, commissioning, ongoing support and maintenance in West Orchards multi-storey car park, to comprise the following equipment and services: * Removal of existing CAME Parkare hardware * Variable message signs and space signage (x3) * Barrier columns c/w entrance / exit barrier arm (x4) * ANPR cameras and associated bollards (x4) * Payment machines (x4) * Payment pillars at exit barriers (x2) * Intercoms between pay stations and operational base * Installation costs * Project management * System set-up, configuration and testing * Annual support and maintenance

Procurement Information

For justifiable technical reasons the goods and services can only be obtained from one supplier and procuring the solution from a different supplier would result in incompatibility.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e87
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021942-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

CPV Codes

34900000 - Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts

35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£180,074 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Sep 20257 months ago
Contract Period
25 Mar 2026 - 24 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY 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
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

JL FINANCE LIMITED T/A NEWPARK SOLUTIONS

NEWPARK SECURITY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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