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Car Park Equipment and Maintenance

University of Ulster

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jul 2026 at 14:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

24 Apr 2026 at 12:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

19 Feb 2026 at 09:39

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Ulster procured a single, university-wide car park equipment and maintenance service covering its campuses in Belfast, Coleraine and Jordanstown, with potential provision for DLD sites at Foyle House and Timber Quay. The requirement includes decommissioning existing equipment; installing and commissioning barriers, cashless payment stations and entry and exit devices; entrance and exit control using automatic number plate recognition; car park management software, licensing and IT integration; customer payment options; reserved parking control; ticket validation; and comprehensive, planned preventative and reactive maintenance. It also covers reactive maintenance for non-comprehensive equipment and campus IT infrastructure cabling. Optional elements include a reserved parking booking system, online-store permit data uploads, mobile payments, equipment layout design and additional equipment provision.

This completed open procedure was evaluated on an equal 50% price and 50% quality basis, with economic and technical selection requirements set out in the tender documents. Three bids were received, all from SMEs. The contract was awarded to SKIDATA Ireland Ltd on 24 April 2026 for £2,798,748.94 excluding VAT, or £3,358,498.73 including VAT. The award standstill ended on 6 May 2026. The contract was signed on 16 July 2026 and is active, with a contract period from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2032. It may be extended for periods totalling up to 72 months, with the maximum end date stated as 31 July 2038. The procurement was above threshold and used one lot.

This requirement demonstrates recurring demand from a higher education organisation for an integrated car park technology and maintenance provider, rather than separate suppliers for equipment, software and servicing. A credible future competitor would need to design, supply, install, commission and support barriers, cashless payment systems, entry and exit controls and ANPR, while integrating management software with university IT infrastructure. Relevant capability also includes PCI DSS-compliant payment processing, reserved parking controls, ticket validation, planned preventative maintenance, software support, reactive repairs and cabling maintenance. Suppliers able to provide mobile payments, online permit data integration, booking systems, equipment layout design and multi-site deployment would be well aligned with the full requirement. The competition attracted three SME bidders, indicating that smaller specialist providers can participate in this type of procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Car Park Equipment and Maintenance

Notice Description

The scope of this contract includes the following Car Park Equipment and Maintenance requirements: * Decommissioning of existing car park equipment. * Installation and commissioning of new equipment including barriers, cashless pay stations, entry/exit devices. * Car park entrance / exit control including provision of ANPR technology. * Car park management software, licensing and IT integration. * Provision of customer car parking payment options * Compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard requirements. * Reserved parking area control and management. * Ticket validation process and equipment. * Comprehensive maintenance (including software), PPM and reactive. * Non-comprehensive maintenance - reactive. * Campus IT infrastructure cabling maintenance. The contract also has provision to exercise optional requirements on the following: * Car parking equipment provision for Belfast, Coleraine and Jordanstown. * DLD - MXA (Foyle House) car parking equipment provision. * DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment layout design. * DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment provision. * Reserved parking booking system. * Automated data upload for University online store permit purchases. * Mobile Pay System.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The contract also has provision to exercise optional requirements on the following: * Car parking equipment provision for Belfast, Coleraine and Jordanstown. * DLD - MXA (Foyle House) car parking equipment provision. * DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment layout design. * DLD - MXB (Timber Quay) car parking equipment provision. * Reserved parking booking system. * Automated data upload for University online store permit purchases. * Mobile Pay System. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In the event that the Contract is terminated prior to expiry of the proposed initial six (6) year contract period, the University reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) in that instance to offer the second ranked most advantageous Supplier from this Competition (second ranked Supplier), the opportunity to enter into a replacement contract with the University on the basis of the same contract terms, rather than undertaking a re-procurement exercise at that point. Any replacement contract entered into will be for the remaining unexpired initial contract period, with the same ability for the University to extend by a further period or periods of up to 72 months. Entry into any replacement contract with the second ranked Supplier shall be subject to that second ranked Supplier's offer (including its tender pricing) remaining unchanged from that originally proposed at the tender return deadline. In the event that either: (a) the second ranked Supplier is unable or unwilling to stand over its original tender offer to the University; or (b) the second ranked Supplier is unable or unwilling to enter into a replacement contract with the University on the basis of the same contract terms; or (c) the second ranked Supplier declines the opportunity to enter into a replacement contract with the University for any reason, then the University reserves the right to approach the next highest ranking most advantageous Supplier from this Competition in turn on the same basis. This process may, at the University's discretion, continue until all ranked Suppliers have been exhausted or the University decides, at its sole discretion, to undertake a re-procurement exercise.

Renewal: Initial term of 6 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 72 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0657b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067313-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

34926000 - Car park control equipment

98351100 - Car park services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,798,748 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,798,748 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Apr 20265 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2032-01-05

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Ulster
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLERAINE
Postcode
BT52 1SA
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
East Londonderry

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SKIDATA Ireland LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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