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Bus Lane Enforcement Cameras maintenance

Coventry City Council

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01 Oct 2026 at 13:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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01 Oct 2026 at 13:20

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Coventry City Council is procuring maintenance and support for its existing network of bus-lane enforcement cameras, which use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and form part of the city’s traffic-management infrastructure. The requirement covers support, maintenance, modifications and integration of the camera systems. The equipment and maintenance-services classifications identify traffic-monitoring equipment and its repair and maintenance (CPV 34970000). Delivery is in Coventry. The council’s stated requirement is tied to its installed Yunex systems and associated proprietary technology, rather than a general camera-maintenance service. This is a single, city-wide service requirement for keeping the existing enforcement infrastructure supported and integrated.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly to Yunex Limited. The council cited the supplier’s ownership of the systems’ intellectual property and technical capability as reasons competition was absent, with no reasonable alternative or substitute. The award is recorded as pending. The award date was 1 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. The award value is £311,400 excluding VAT (£373,720 including VAT). The process used a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023, Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 6, on technical grounds. There is one lot. The published evaluation basis is the technical-reasons justification for selecting a single supplier; no separate scored award criteria are recorded.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future requirement, credibility will depend on demonstrable technical capability and detailed knowledge of the installed Yunex ANPR camera network. The council’s stated rationale makes ownership of, or authorised access to, the relevant intellectual property and proprietary system knowledge commercially decisive: it considered these necessary to support, maintain, modify and integrate the equipment, and cited them as preventing competition. A general traffic-camera maintenance capability alone would not address that barrier. Suppliers would need to show they can work with the existing traffic-management infrastructure and deliver integrated support for the camera system across Coventry. This award indicates that the relevant market is specialist maintenance of the council’s installed enforcement technology, with a scale suited to an established provider able to sustain support over a multi-year service period.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bus Lane Enforcement Cameras maintenance

Notice Description

Coventry City Council intends to award this contract directly to Yunex Ltd pursuant to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 (absence of competition for technical reasons). The Council has an existing network of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras that form part of its current traffic management infrastructure. Yunex Ltd owns the intellectual property rights associated with these systems and is the only supplier with the technical capability and proprietary knowledge necessary to provide the required support, maintenance, modifications and integration services. As a result, competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative or substitute supplier is available.

Procurement Information

The Council has an existing network of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras that form part of its current traffic management infrastructure. Yunex Ltd owns the intellectual property rights associated with these systems and is the only supplier with the technical capability and proprietary knowledge necessary to provide the required support, maintenance, modifications and integration services. As a result, competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative or substitute supplier is available.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e9e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092842-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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

34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£311,400 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
14 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 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
Coventry City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Yunex Limited

Further Information

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