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AT1372 Vehicle Management System and Parking Guidance

Luton Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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09 Oct 2026 at 10:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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19 Aug 2026 at 16:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Luton Council bought a vehicle management and parking guidance system to support its car parks. The work covers communications equipment, a hosted control system, variable message signs and car-park counting equipment. The supplier is responsible for maintaining the council’s existing signs, supplying and installing new signs, and providing the back-office system that hosts the signs and parking counters. This combines equipment supply and installation with ongoing maintenance and hosted-system services. Delivery is in Luton.

The procurement is complete and awarded to SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd. The contract was awarded on 6 August 2026 and signed on 6 October 2026. Its stated value is £1,082,000 excluding VAT (£1,298,400 including VAT). The contract runs from 6 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with provision for three extensions of up to 12 months each, potentially extending the term to 30 September 2034. Luton Council used a competitive award under a framework agreement. The procurement was structured as one lot. The published data does not set out the evaluation criteria.

For suppliers tracking future requirements from Luton Council, this award shows demand for an integrated parking guidance and vehicle-management service, rather than signs alone. A credible competitor would need to supply and install variable message signs and car-park counting equipment, maintain an existing installed sign estate, and operate a hosted back-office system that communicates with the equipment. The successful supplier must be able to deliver the equipment and ongoing service as a combined package, with the capacity to support the council’s parking operations over a multi-year contract and manage possible extensions. The route used was a competitive call-off under a framework, so suppliers would need relevant framework access as well as the technical and operational capability to deliver the full scope. No particular accreditation or prior experience requirement is stated.

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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 our 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-06e7f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095512-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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
£1,082,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,082,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
6 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 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
Luton Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Notice Documents

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