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AT1372 Vehicle Management System and Parking Guidance

Luton Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 14:32

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Luton Council is procuring a vehicle management and parking guidance system for Luton. The requirement covers equipment communication, a hosted control and back-office system, variable message signs, and car-park counting equipment. The supplier is expected to maintain the existing suite of signs, supply and install new signs, and provide hosting and ongoing maintenance. The work combines traffic-monitoring and control equipment with installation and traffic-signal maintenance services. It is primarily a managed parking and road-traffic technology service, including variable message signs, road-maintenance equipment, traffic-monitoring equipment and road furniture. The council is the public-sector buyer and the delivery area is Luton, United Kingdom.

The procurement has reached the award stage following a competitive selective procedure, with the contract awarded under a framework. One lot was awarded to SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd on 6 August 2026. The award value is £600,000 excluding VAT, or £720,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with options for three extensions of up to 12 months each, allowing a maximum end date of 30 September 2034. A standstill period ends on 17 August 2026, and contract signature is scheduled by 31 August 2026. The procurement is categorised as services and is above the relevant threshold.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to deliver an end-to-end parking guidance and vehicle management service for a council: maintaining an installed network of variable message signs, supplying and installing additional signs, operating a hosted back-office control system, and supporting car-park counting equipment. Relevant competitors would need capability across traffic technology, equipment communication, remote system hosting, installation, maintenance and traffic-signal or roadside equipment support. Experience managing live public-sector or urban parking infrastructure would help demonstrate operational credibility, particularly where new equipment must work with an existing suite of signs. The requirement suits an established provider with the engineering, software, field-service and maintenance capacity to support a council-wide system over a multi-year service arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AT1372 Vehicle Management System and Parking Guidance

Notice Description

Parking Guidance System for Equipment Communication, Hosted control system and Variable Message Signs (VMS) and car park counting equipment. There are supply, install and maintenance elements to this contract alongside the need for a back office/hosted system. The contract is to maintain the existing suite of signs, supply and install new signs and provide a back office/hosting system for the signs and car parking counters.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074802-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

34921000 - Road-maintenance equipment

34924000 - Variable message signs

34928000 - Road furniture

34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment

34990000 - Control, safety, signalling and light equipment

50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 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
Luton Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2BQ
Postcode Area
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd

Further Information

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