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title: "Decriminalised Parking Enforcement Back Office Support"
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# Decriminalised Parking Enforcement Back Office Support

Buyer: INVERCLYDE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046d61

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## Summary

Inverclyde Council is seeking a qualified and experienced service provider to deliver back-office support for its decriminalised parking enforcement scheme. The contract, titled "Decriminalised Parking Enforcement Back Office Support," falls under the Parking Enforcement Services category and is located in the region of Inverclyde (UKM83). This procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a submission deadline of 4 July 2024. Key dates also include the award period starting on the submission deadline date. The procurement method is an open procedure, and interested parties should hold full and current memberships of the British Parking Association.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in parking enforcement systems, software packages, and information systems. Companies with established penalty charge notice (PCN) processing and paperless permit systems could find this contract particularly lucrative. The successful bidder will support the handling of parking violations and the administration of residents' and business parking permits. With an expected annual increase in PCNs issued, this contract will likely bring ongoing business growth opportunities, especially for those equipped to meet the technological and regulatory requirements set out by Inverclyde Council.

## Notice

This Invitation to Tender is for a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver the back-office system for the decriminalised parking enforcement scheme in Inverclyde, handling parking violations issued by Parking Attendants employed by Inverclyde Council and the administration of residents' and business parking permits in accordance with the Council's relevant Terms and Conditions. The service provider shall ensure they have the necessary licences, permits and all other statutory obligations and legal permit, permissions and consents which apply for such provision.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Inverclyde Council introduced DPE (Decriminilised Parking Enforcement) during October 2014. The scheme handles parking violations for both on and off street parking spaces operated under both free short stay parking restrictions and paid long stay parking. The average yearly Penalty Charge Notices issued throughout the area is 5,000. In April 2016 Residents' Parking Permits were introduced in Greenock and we now have 8 permit holder zones in our 3 main town centres. Currently we issue approximately 390 residents' parking permits per year. The permits are paperless with the vehicle details held on the Parking Attendant's handheld computer. Within the term of the new contract we propose to introduce a Business Parking Permit Scheme where we propose to issue a maximum of 500 business parking permits per year. The number of PCNs issued are expected to increase as the result of enforcement action under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 for pavement parking, double parking and dropped kerb parking. The exact date for this enforcement is unknown at present. We estimate we will issue 1,000 PCNs per year. Inverclyde Council wishes to engage a Service Provider to provide back office support. It is envisaged that the successful bidder will have an established PCN processing and paperless permit systems already in operation which can accommodate the needs of Inverclyde Council. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Inverclyde Council reserve the right to extend the contract on three (3) separate 12 month extension periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002678-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | If the services are still required following expiry of this contract then it may be brought back to market. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £781,450 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INVERCLYDE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GREENOCK |
| Post town | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA15 1LX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | Inverclyde |
| Electoral ward | Inverclyde North |
| Westminster constituency | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West |
| Delivery location | TLM83 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMPERIAL CIVIL ENFORCEMENT SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
- 98351110 - Parking enforcement services

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2025 at 11:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002678-2025
- 4 Jun 2024 at 15:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017330-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000766216
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00168
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractscotland.gov.uk/

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