Planning

Preliminary Market Engagement for Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Car Parking Equipment

  • Swindon Borough Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-068183

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d35e

Published 24 October 2025, 12:40pm



Scope

Reference

DN795050

Description

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to the Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Car Parking Equipment and would therefore welcome the views of suppliers on the questions set out in the questionnaire. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite supplier feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council.

The Council intends on tendering for a single supplier for the supply, installation and maintenance of car parking equipment across a number of sites within the Borough of Swindon ranging from town centre Multi-Storey Car Parks to sites at two country parks.

The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: -

? Market Interest

? Contract/Project Length.

? Route to Market

? Timescales.

? Specialist knowledge

To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents.

Responses are required to be submitted no later than 19 November 2025, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Total value (estimated)

  • £810,000 excluding VAT
  • £972,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2033
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 51214000 - Installation services of parking meter equipment

Contract locations

  • UKK14 - Swindon

Engagement

Engagement deadline

19 November 2025

Engagement process description

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to the Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Car Parking Equipment and would therefore welcome the views of suppliers on the questions set out in the questionnaire. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite supplier feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council.

The Council intends on tendering for a single supplier for the supply, installation and maintenance of car parking equipment across a number of sites within the Borough of Swindon ranging from town centre Multi-Storey Car Parks to sites at two country parks.

The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: -

? Market Interest

? Contract/Project Length.

? Route to Market

? Timescales.

? Specialist knowledge

To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents.

Responses are required to be submitted no later than 19 November 2025, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/


Contracting authority

Swindon Borough Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNPT-6195-XDWV

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street

Swindon

SN1 2JH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Mr Mike Sullivan

Email: msullivan2@swindon.gov.uk

Website: http://www.swindon.gov.uk

Region: UKK14 - Swindon

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government