Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
03076444
George Stephenson House
York
YO16JT
UK
Contact person: Sarah Nixon
E-mail: sarah.nixon@northernrailway.co.uk
NUTS: UKE21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Rail Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Car Parking Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63712400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Two new contracts have been established for the installation of ANPR and the provision of car park management services across Northern Trains Limited (NTL) car park estate.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 953 759.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98351000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Trains Limited has established two contracts for the deployment of an ANPR based parking enforcement solution and associated car park management services across its estate. Covering an initial rollout of 36 stations, the contracts include the design, supply and installation of ANPR infrastructure, digital permit and whitelisting systems, back-office enforcement software, parking penalty administration, appeals management and enforcement processing services.
The procurement supports the transition from manual to automated civil parking enforcement, improving compliance, increasing parking and enforcement revenues, enhancing customer experience through digital parking services, and delivering operational efficiencies through 24/7 automated enforcement and streamlined back-office processes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality (Technical)
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Quality (Social Value)
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract was awarded as a call off from the NHS Shared Business Services Framework Agreement (SBS10235) Lot 9 following a compliant mini-competition process.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: ANPR - Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
APCOA Parking (UK) Limited
02572947
Uxbridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 668 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
Title: ANPR - Works
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
APCOA Parking (UK) Limited
02572947
Uxbridge
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 285 759.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Trains Limited
York
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/08/2026