Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
BN71UE
UK
Contact person: Richard Pocklington
E-mail: Richard.Pocklington@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pay & Display Machine Communications
Reference number: 16688
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63712400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of back office management software , licenses and maintenance & support for existing pay & display machines across the county of East Sussex.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
430 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A direct award via the ESPO Framework 509_23 Parking Management Solutions for Lot 1 - Pay and display parking solutions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 x 12 month extensions
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The Contract value listed above is for the initial term of 2 years. The value is an estimate that could be either exceeded or not reached. as certain elements of the contract are demand led.
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
A Framework Direct Award Call-Off
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Flowbird Smart City UK Ltd
04869035
Poole
UK
NUTS: UKJ22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 430 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/06/2026