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Environmental Enforcements

Arun District Council

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Planning

28 Oct 2026 at 15:56

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Arun District Council is planning to procure environmental enforcement services across the district. The contractor would administer Fixed Penalty Notices and Parking Charge Notices, from issuing notices and handling payments through to associated legal work, including the Single Justice Procedure and prosecutions. The council expects enforcement to focus mainly on litter, with a smaller amount relating to dog-control offences under Public Space Protection Orders. The service is intended to provide an enforcement presence throughout the year, 364 days annually. This is a planned services contract, with market engagement intended to help the council refine its specification and prepare the future tender.

The process is at the planning stage: the council has not yet invited tenders. It plans to consult the market through a questionnaire covering commercial viability, staffing and coverage, mobilisation, operations, sustainability and transport, council facilities, data and technology, and market capacity. Feedback is due by 27 November 2026. The council expects to publish a further notice on 25 January 2027. The anticipated contract is six years, with an initial period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 and an extension possible to 31 March 2033. Its approximate estimated value is £3 million, or £3.6 million including VAT. The contractor would share a fixed percentage of revenue from paid notices, to be set in the future tender.

This work is likely to suit enforcement providers able to combine a reliable, district-wide field presence with the administration of penalty notices, payment processing and legal casework through to prosecution. Suppliers will need capacity to maintain coverage 364 days a year, and to mobilise and manage operational resources across the service. Experience with litter enforcement and parking charge notices is directly relevant; capability in dog-control enforcement may also be useful. The council’s planned market engagement signals interest in practical input on staffing, mobilisation, operational delivery, sustainability and transport, accommodation, data and technology, commercial viability and overall market capacity. Providers able to explain how their operating model can support these requirements are well placed to inform the future specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environmental Enforcements

Notice Description

Arun District Council is seeking a supplier to administer the process of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN's) and Parking Charge Notices (PCN's) from issuing, handling payment and all associated legal work including the Single Justice Procedure and prosecution. Whilst the contract specification defines a number of offences for which the Council require enforcement, the Council anticipates that the dominant enforcement will be for litter and, to a significantly lesser extent, Public Space Protection Order Dog Control offences. The contractor will be required to share a fixed percentage (to be set in the upcoming tender) of the revenue arising from the income generated by the payment of FPN and PCN's. The Contract is anticipated to be 6 years in length, and an approximate value of PS3,000,000.

Planning Information

Arun District Council (the Authority/ ADC) have an upcoming requirement for the provision of enforcement agents. The objectives of the procurement are to establish a contract that: • provides an enforcement presence 364 days a year throughout the district, and • covers the enforcement service from the issue of FPN / PCN to administration and legal aspect, including prosecution. In order to inform the suite if tender documentation, namely the invitation to tender and specification documents, ADC are looking to engage with appropriate market providers to obtain feedback on assumptions and proposed courses of action, along with understanding market capabilities, refining the requirement and to encourage market participation. The format of this market engagement consists of a questionnaire containing a series of questions on the below themes; - Commercial Viability - Resource Levels and Coverage - Mobilisation - Operational Requirements - Sustainability and Transport - Council Accommodation and Facilities - Data and Technology - Market Capacity Following the above procedure will enable your organisation to access the questionnaire and draft specification, which can be found on the tendering portal - https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/hampshire/home and using the reference ADC28395. ADC thanks you in advance for your attention and time in providing feedback to this market engagement questionnaire. Completed questionnaires must be submitted via the InTend portal no later than 17:00 (5pm) on the 27th November 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0792bc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102240-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

75240000 - Public security, law and order services

98351110 - Parking enforcement services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Jan 20273 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Arun District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LITTLEHAMPTON
Postcode
BN17 5LF
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ28 West Sussex (North East)
Local Authority
Arun
Electoral Ward
River
Westminster Constituency
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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