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Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE)

Birmingham City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Oct 2026 at 13:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

11 Sep 2026 at 15:33

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Planning

20 Feb 2026 at 16:19

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council procured civil parking enforcement services for Birmingham. The requirement covers deploying parking enforcement officers, responding to compliance matters and managing parking penalty charge notices, including cancellations arising from enforcement officer error. The scope also includes supporting transport services, equipment and information technology. The work is for the council’s enforcement operation across Birmingham, rather than a general transport service. This is a substantial, operational requirement combining frontline deployment with the systems and support needed to administer enforcement. The award was made to Marston Holdings Ltd and Marston (Holdings) Limited, which are named as suppliers for the service.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract was signed on 16 October 2026. Birmingham City Council ran a competitive further competition under Lot 3 of the Crown Commercial Service/Government Commercial Agency Transport Technology Framework, inviting framework suppliers to tender; one supplier was to be selected. The award date was 8 September 2026. The awarded value is £55 million excluding VAT (£66 million including VAT), with spend described as indicative and subject to demand, indexation and permitted changes. The contract runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2031, with an option to extend by up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. The published outcome does not state evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements.

For suppliers considering comparable future work for Birmingham City Council, this award demonstrates demand for an integrated civil parking enforcement operation, not simply enforcement technology or equipment. A credible competitor would need the capacity to deploy enforcement staff at scale, manage operational demand and deliver reliable support for compliance responses and parking penalty charge administration. The contracted performance measures include deployed hours, compliance responses and cancellations linked to enforcement officer error, indicating that workforce coverage, procedural compliance and accurate enforcement decisions matter. Relevant capabilities may also span transport support, operational equipment and IT services, consistent with the broad delivery scope. The award went to a large supplier group through a further competition among suppliers on a government transport technology framework, so framework access and the ability to coordinate service delivery across these elements are commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE)

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council (the Council) did a further competition exercise using the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) / Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Transport Technology Framework Agreement reference RM6347, under LOT 3, inviting tenders from all suppliers included within the aforementioned agreement under LOT3. The Council will enter into a contract under the terms of the original framework agreement for the requirement(s) with the preferred supplier. This contract is anticipated to commence on 1st February 2027 for an initial period of 4 years with a possible three (3) year extension option (unless terminated earlier under the contract provisions). The contract will be awarded to one supplier. Please note the pricing schedule is based on indicative volumes. We anticipate the spend under this contract will be in the range of roughly PS45,000,000 to PS55,000,000 (excluding VAT) over the full potential seven-year term of the contract. However, the PS66,000,000 (including VAT) figure allows for contract indexation, demand-led deployment requirements, permitted variations within scope, mobilisation and implementation requirements, and other approved service needs that may arise over the full potential seven-year contract term.

Planning Information

Interested suppliers are invited to participate in Soft Market Testing by reviewing the Request for Information ("RFI") documentation and completing the SMT Questionnaire. The SMT pack consists of the following documents: - 1 - RFI_CPE_SMT Bham_vF - 2 - RFI_CPE_SMT_Questionnaire_vF - 3 - RFI_CPE_Clarification Template_vF Clarification Process Clarification requests must be submitted through the Council's e‑tendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc messaging function by Thursday 5 March 2026. Clarifications submitted after this date will not be considered. Submission Method Completed questionnaires must be submitted to the Council in writing via the Council's e‑tendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc by 20 March 2026. Under no circumstances should Council officers be contacted directly, whether verbally or electronically. Disclaimer This notice is issued for preliminary market engagement only. It does not constitute a call for competition, and participation in this Soft Market Testing exercise will not affect any future procurement opportunity. The Council gives no guarantee that a procurement activity will follow, and makes no representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information shared as part of this process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06599f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101053-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

63710000 - Support services for land transport

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

98351110 - Parking enforcement services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£55,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£55,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Birmingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1BB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Marston (Holdings) Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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