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title: "PIN - Parking Policy Consultancy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fdc8"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-07"
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# PIN - Parking Policy Consultancy

Buyer: SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fdc8

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## Summary

Scottish Borders Council is initiating a procurement process for consultancy services related to parking policy, classified under the industry category of road transport services. This process is currently in the planning stage, with the council seeking expressions of interest from private sector organisations. The project is focused on examining and modernising existing parking policies, and key deadlines include the return of completed questionnaires by 21st April 2025. The contracting authority is a regional or local authority based in Newtown St Boswells, UKM91, with planned procurement activities expected to commence in May 2025.

This tender represents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in transport systems consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in parking, enforcement, technology, and community engagement. Firms offering innovative approaches and resources for policy review, benchmarking, financial implications, governance, and digital innovation stand to benefit from this procurement. The project is aimed at improving efficient performance of parking within the region, making it well-suited for companies seeking to expand their footprint in public sector contracts and contribute to community development efforts.

## Notice

Provision of consultancy in relation to parking policy

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Borders Council is seeking to review and identify opportunities for improvement to its existing parking policies. Having agreed to establish a member/officer working group, the Council are seeking to identify specialist expertise in the transport sector with specific emphasis on parking, enforcement, technology and community. We wish to examine and understand the costs vs benefits of changing our current policies to help us modernise our parking policy and realise opportunities to improve the efficient performance of parking in our communities. To achieve this, we are inviting expressions of interest from the private sector organisations who can offer expertise, resources, and innovative solutions in the review of the Councils current parking strategy in the following areas: 1. Current Policies arrangements (On and Off-street Parking) 2. Benchmarking and Best Practices (including public survey responses) 3. Financial Implications 4. Governance and Funding (Income allocation and criteria/Aggregation) 5. Mobile Home and Camper Van Provision 6. Digital Innovation 7. Risk & Mitigations 8. Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) 9. Community Engagement 10. Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) Depending on the outcome of the PIN, it is expected that a procurement will be carried out to appoint a suitably qualified bidder during May 2025. Additional information: Interested parties are asked to complete the attached questionnaire and return it to the Council by close of business on 21/04/2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013277-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Post town | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2025 at 08:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013277-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000795427
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=795427
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394

## Provenance

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