---
title: "W5076 The provision of Enforcement Services Against Untaxed Vehicles"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773f7"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Walsall Council"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# W5076 The provision of Enforcement Services Against Untaxed Vehicles

Buyer: Walsall Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773f7

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## Summary

Walsall Council procured enforcement services against untaxed vehicles across the Walsall borough. The service supports the Council’s legal responsibility, following devolved powers from the DVLA, to take enforcement action against vehicles without valid tax or keeper details. It is intended to help identify registered keepers so that parking and moving-traffic penalty notices can be issued, improving collection rates where DVLA records return “No Trace”. The requirement also supports the Council and police in removing nuisance vehicles from the highway and reducing associated criminal activity. This is a public service contract, classified as investigation and security services, delivered in Walsall for Walsall Council.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Walsall Council selected Penham Excel Limited, a Birmingham-based SME, for the single requirement. The procurement was below threshold, used a concession regime, and its detailed method is recorded as unknown. The contract was signed on 30 April 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2029, with one 12-month extension available up to 31 March 2030. Its value is £384,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. The award covers enforcement services against untaxed vehicles and investigation and security services. The published outcome records one active award to Penham Excel Limited; no separate award evaluation weighting or criteria are stated.

This outcome demonstrates recurring operational demand from Walsall Council for a supplier able to enforce against untaxed vehicles within a local-authority area and support the recovery of parking and moving-traffic penalties. A credible competitor would need practical capability in vehicle investigation, tracing registered keepers and taking enforcement action under devolved DVLA arrangements. It would also need to manage nuisance vehicles on the highway and work appropriately alongside council, DVLA and police responsibilities. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only a large national contractor. Relevant experience in investigation and security services, reliable case handling and the capacity to provide sustained borough-wide operations would be important.

## Notice

"Walsall Council has been given devolved powers by the DVLA and therefore has the legal responsibility to take enforcement action on untaxed vehicles within the Borough. There are a high number of untaxed vehicles on the roads in Walsall with no keeper details and we are therefore unable to enforce our parking and moving traffic debts without registered keeper details to send the PCNs out to. The DVLA service sits alongside Parking Enforcement and allows better collection rates for PCNs to be achieved by not having so many enquiries returned to the Council as DVLA No Trace. This helps reduce criminal activity in the local community supporting the Police and the DVLA in removing nuisance vehicles who may also be involved in criminal activity from the highway."

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088004-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £384,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Walsall Council |
| Locality | WALSALL |
| Postcode area | Walsall |
| Postcode | WS1 1TP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Electoral ward | St Matthew's |
| Westminster constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Penham Excel Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79700000 - Investigation and security services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 08:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088004-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088004-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.penhamexcel.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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