---
title: "AT1372 Vehicle Management System and Parking Guidance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Luton Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# AT1372 Vehicle Management System and Parking Guidance

Buyer: Luton Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ddf0

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## Summary

Luton Council is procuring a vehicle management and parking guidance system for Luton. The requirement covers equipment communication, a hosted control and back-office system, variable message signs, and car-park counting equipment. The supplier is expected to maintain the existing suite of signs, supply and install new signs, and provide hosting and ongoing maintenance. The work combines traffic-monitoring and control equipment with installation and traffic-signal maintenance services. It is primarily a managed parking and road-traffic technology service, including variable message signs, road-maintenance equipment, traffic-monitoring equipment and road furniture. The council is the public-sector buyer and the delivery area is Luton, United Kingdom.

The procurement has reached the award stage following a competitive selective procedure, with the contract awarded under a framework. One lot was awarded to SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd on 6 August 2026. The award value is £600,000 excluding VAT, or £720,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with options for three extensions of up to 12 months each, allowing a maximum end date of 30 September 2034. A standstill period ends on 17 August 2026, and contract signature is scheduled by 31 August 2026. The procurement is categorised as services and is above the relevant threshold.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to deliver an end-to-end parking guidance and vehicle management service for a council: maintaining an installed network of variable message signs, supplying and installing additional signs, operating a hosted back-office control system, and supporting car-park counting equipment. Relevant competitors would need capability across traffic technology, equipment communication, remote system hosting, installation, maintenance and traffic-signal or roadside equipment support. Experience managing live public-sector or urban parking infrastructure would help demonstrate operational credibility, particularly where new equipment must work with an existing suite of signs. The requirement suits an established provider with the engineering, software, field-service and maintenance capacity to support a council-wide system over a multi-year service arrangement.

## Notice

Parking Guidance System for Equipment Communication, Hosted control system and Variable Message Signs (VMS) and car park counting equipment. There are supply, install and maintenance elements to this contract alongside the need for a back office/hosted system. The contract is to maintain the existing suite of signs, supply and install new signs and provide a back office/hosting system for the signs and car parking counters.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074802-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £600,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Luton Council |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Postcode area | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 34921000 - Road-maintenance equipment
- 34924000 - Variable message signs
- 34928000 - Road furniture
- 34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment
- 34990000 - Control, safety, signalling and light equipment
- 50232200 - Traffic-signal maintenance services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 14:32 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074802-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074802-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.luton.gov.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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