Planning

PIN - Parking Policy Consultancy

  • Scottish Borders Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013277

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fdc8

Published 7 April 2025, 9:22am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Borders Council

Council Headquarters

Newtown St Boswells

TD6 0SA

Email

procurement@scotborders.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1835824000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM91 - Scottish Borders

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotborders.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PIN - Parking Policy Consultancy

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 60100000 - Road transport services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of consultancy in relation to parking policy

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM91 - Scottish Borders

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.14) 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.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 May 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) 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.

For further information or inquiries, please contact:

Jason Hedley, Chief Roads Officer, jhedley@scotborders.gov.uk, 03001001800

Alex Young, Infrastructure manager, Ayoung1@scotborders.gov.uk, 03001001800

Philippa Gilhooly, Team Leader Traffic and Road Safety, pgilhooly@scotborders.gov.uk, 03001001800

Gary Haldane, Engineer, ghaldane@scotborders.gov.uk, 03001001800

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=795427.

(SC Ref:795427)