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W5076 The provision of Enforcement Services Against Untaxed Vehicles

Walsall Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 08:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Walsall Council procured enforcement services against untaxed vehicles across the Walsall borough. The service supports the Council’s legal responsibility, following devolved powers from the DVLA, to take enforcement action against vehicles without valid tax or keeper details. It is intended to help identify registered keepers so that parking and moving-traffic penalty notices can be issued, improving collection rates where DVLA records return “No Trace”. The requirement also supports the Council and police in removing nuisance vehicles from the highway and reducing associated criminal activity. This is a public service contract, classified as investigation and security services, delivered in Walsall for Walsall Council.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Walsall Council selected Penham Excel Limited, a Birmingham-based SME, for the single requirement. The procurement was below threshold, used a concession regime, and its detailed method is recorded as unknown. The contract was signed on 30 April 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2029, with one 12-month extension available up to 31 March 2030. Its value is £384,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. The award covers enforcement services against untaxed vehicles and investigation and security services. The published outcome records one active award to Penham Excel Limited; no separate award evaluation weighting or criteria are stated.

This outcome demonstrates recurring operational demand from Walsall Council for a supplier able to enforce against untaxed vehicles within a local-authority area and support the recovery of parking and moving-traffic penalties. A credible competitor would need practical capability in vehicle investigation, tracing registered keepers and taking enforcement action under devolved DVLA arrangements. It would also need to manage nuisance vehicles on the highway and work appropriately alongside council, DVLA and police responsibilities. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only a large national contractor. Relevant experience in investigation and security services, reliable case handling and the capacity to provide sustained borough-wide operations would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W5076 The provision of Enforcement Services Against Untaxed Vehicles

Notice Description

"Walsall Council has been given devolved powers by the DVLA and therefore has the legal responsibility to take enforcement action on untaxed vehicles within the Borough. There are a high number of untaxed vehicles on the roads in Walsall with no keeper details and we are therefore unable to enforce our parking and moving traffic debts without registered keeper details to send the PCNs out to. The DVLA service sits alongside Parking Enforcement and allows better collection rates for PCNs to be achieved by not having so many enquiries returned to the Council as DVLA No Trace. This helps reduce criminal activity in the local community supporting the Police and the DVLA in removing nuisance vehicles who may also be involved in criminal activity from the highway."

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773f7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088004-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79700000 - Investigation and security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£384,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
Walsall Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALSALL
Postcode
WS1 1TP
Postcode Area
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG38 Walsall
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Walsall
Electoral Ward
St Matthew's
Westminster Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Penham Excel Limited

Further Information

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