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Parking Management

Sheffield City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Sep 2026 at 12:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

14 May 2026 at 09:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council commissioned consultancy services to develop a Parking and Kerbside Strategy for Sheffield. The work covers the city’s approach to managing parking and kerbside space, recognising the kerbside as a finite and valuable part of the highway network. The strategy is intended to establish a clear policy framework supporting accessibility, movement, servicing, public realm and environmental objectives. The service requirement includes traffic monitoring, parking services and surveys. Delivery is in South Yorkshire, with the council as the public-sector buyer. This is a strategic transport and highways consultancy requirement rather than a parking enforcement contract or construction project, and would suit organisations combining parking policy, kerbside planning, traffic data, stakeholder understanding and survey capability.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold open competition. The tender closed on 15 June 2026 at 4pm, following an enquiry deadline of 27 May 2026 at 1pm. One lot was evaluated on price at 40% and quality at 60%, and was awarded to Ethos Consultants Ltd. The tender’s estimated value was £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT). The signed contract value is £68,560 including VAT. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and runs from 21 August 2026 to 28 February 2027. The tender had anticipated a service period from 6 July 2026 to 31 January 2027. Sheffield City Council is the buyer and Ethos Consultants Ltd is the selected supplier.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to show they can turn parking, traffic and kerbside evidence into a practical city-wide policy framework. Relevant capability includes designing and interpreting traffic monitoring, parking and user surveys; analysing how limited highway space is shared between accessibility, movement, servicing, public realm and environmental priorities; and translating findings into clear recommendations for council decision-making. Experience of urban transport, parking management, kerbside strategy or highways policy would be directly relevant. Suppliers would also need sufficient capacity to manage a strategic consultancy assignment across South Yorkshire, combine quantitative evidence with policy analysis, and present a coherent quality-led methodology. The award indicates that quality carried greater weight than price, while the selected supplier was an SME.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Parking Management

Notice Description

Sheffield City Council (SCC) is seeking to commission consultants to support the development of a Parking and Kerbside Strategy for the city. The strategy will establish a clear policy framework for managing parking and kerbside space across Sheffield, recognising that the kerbside is a finite and valuable part of the highway network that must support multiple uses including accessibility, movement, servicing, public realm and environmental objectives.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06985b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087270-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

63712400 - Parking services

63712710 - Traffic monitoring services

79311000 - Survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£68,560 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
15 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Aug 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2HH
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE32 Sheffield
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ETHOS CONSULTANTS LTD

Further Information

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