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Highways Enforcement System Framework

Manchester City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:41.

Opportunity overview

The framework will support the provision and supply of a System to Enforce Bus Lanes, Moving Traffic Offences and Parking in Cycle Lanes, including maintenance. The framework period will be for 4 years. t is intended for the contract to commence 17th November 2025

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£6m
Awarded
14 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 04305487
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B3 2JR, United Kingdom

YUNEX LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£6m
Awarded
14 Oct 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 13199800
Location
Poole, UKK24, BH17 7ER, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV34970000 — Traffic-monitoring equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£6m

Documents and notices

  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 9th September 2025 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.Open source ↗
  • biddingDocumentsOpen source ↗
  • technicalSpecificationsOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P-0783
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
How to submit
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 9th September 2025 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withReopeningCompetition
Description
Each time the Council need to call off from this framework, a competitive selection process will be conducted. The specific requirements for each call off will be shared with both suppliers on the framework, who will be asked to provide a quotation to fulfil the requirements. The Council will rely on the contractors to determine the number of enforcement units their solution would need to satisfy the Council's requirements as part of the quotation process. The Council will not be responsible for any costs associated with or incurred as part of the quotation process such as site visits or surveys. Where stated in the framework pricing schedule, prices submitted during a further competition exercise must not exceed the relevant rates detailed in the Schedule of Rates (SOR) submitted at the tender stage. Fixed prices agreed during the appointment to the framework process, stated in the framework pricing schedule, will be prepopulated in further competition Pricing Schedule. The Council reserves the right to not award to either contractor.
Maximum Participants
2

Expected award period

Ends
14 Nov 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
9 Sept 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Aug 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
6,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
7,200,000

Renewal

Description
The effectiveness of the framework will be reviewed with the option to extend up to 2 years at 12 monthly intervals.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
For the Quality Criterion suppliers will be scored on their responses to the relevant quality questions within the Tender Questionnaire. Suppliers must score at least a mean average score of 3 (i.e.... Suppliers must score at least 18% out of the total 30% for the Quality Criterion) across the Quality criteria as a whole. Tenders that fail to meet this score threshold will not be considered further. The Council may also, at its discretion, exclude a tender that scores 0 or 1 on any individual criterion. Further details on the award criteria can be found within the procurement documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
Suppliers must self-certify that they and their subcontractors pay the Real Living Wage and do not operate zero-hour contracts. Suppliers that fail to do this will be excluded and their tenders will not be considered further. For the Social Value Criterion suppliers will be scored on their responses to the relevant Social Value questions within the Tender Questionnaire. Further details on the award criteria can be found within the procurement documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Environment
Type
quality
Description
For the Environment Criterion suppliers will be scored on their responses to the relevant Environment questions within the Tender Questionnaire. Further details on the award criteria can be found within the procurement documentation.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Price
Type
price
Description
Suppliers are required to complete the Pricing Schedule within the procurement documentation. The Price score will be calculated following the relevant methodology set out within the Award Criteria section of the ITT document. Suppliers that fail to complete and provide the Pricing Schedule, in full, will be excluded and their tenders will not be considered further.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
18 Nov 2027, 23:59
Starts
19 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
18 Nov 2029, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
See tender documents
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
See tender documents

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34970000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Traffic-monitoring equipment

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
L-1
Url
www.the-chest.org.uk
Description
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 9th September 2025 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
L-2
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 4
Id
L-3
Document Type
technicalSpecifications
Entry 5
Id
046828-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 11:26

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
018018-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Apr 2025, 14:00

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
16 May 2025, 23:59
Description
We are reaching out to all suppliers in the market who can provide solutions detailed in the description to invite you to an engagement session on 29 May 2025 in Manchester. If you would like to book a slot to attend the event, please email highwaysprocurementsupport@manchester.gov.uk before 5pm on 16th May 2025. Each supplier will be given a 1-hour session to demonstrate the innovative functionality associated with your solution that is available now (not in production) as set out below. We are particularly interested to see features that will make the end-to-end process as efficient as possible. The format of the session will be as follows: Introductions (5 mins) Presentation from supplier (Highlighting efficiency functionality) (15 mins) Live demonstration of Review Client (15 mins) Questions from MCC (15 mins) Questions to MCC (10 mins) Once we have familiarised ourselves with the functionality available in the market, our specification will be finalised and released along with our procurement timeline. Please note the following explanation of the Council's approach to preliminary market engagement; the core principle for underpinning our approach is to ensure probity be maintained throughout the process by strict adherence to the following guidelines: All potential suppliers are informed that they are invited to participate in soft market testing Any information provided by the authority to a supplier participating in preliminary market engagement will be shared with all suppliers participating in the exercise. Any information provided by a supplier participating in preliminary market engagement will be deemed as commercially sensitive, and handled by the authority in such a manner as to ensure commercial confidentiality is not violated. Any information provided by a supplier participating in preliminary market engagement will not be shared with any third party without the express permission and written consent of the participating supplier. The preliminary market engagement exercise is to be undertaken to ascertain if the Council wished to proceed to a competitive tender process and if so will help inform how such a process is undertaken and will assist the Council to shape their requirements to ensure that they obtain the best solution to meet their needs and that will be most attractive to the market to ensure as much competition as possible. If the outcome of the preliminary market engagement is such that the authority decides to go out for a competitive tender (N.B: the Council reserves the right not to do so if it so decides or to utilise other procurements routes open to it such as pre-tendered national/regional/other frameworks), then all suppliers who have participated in the preliminary market engagement will be notified of the tendering opportunity. Participation in the preliminary market engagement does not mean that you will automatically qualify for the tender opportunity and all prospective tenders, irrespective of previous participation, will be required to register and meet the conditions of participation of the tender at that time.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLNV-8798-LDMP
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall Extension

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLNV-8798-LDMP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04305487
Name
MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B3 2JR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Rutland House 8th Floor

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
04305487
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHZR-5319-ZRXR
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-13199800
Name
YUNEX LIMITED

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKK24
Country
GB
Locality
Poole
Postal Code
BH17 7ER
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sopers Lane

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
13199800
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGWD-4453-BRJJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
15 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Highways Enforcement System Framework
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
15 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34970000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Traffic-monitoring equipment

Value

Amount
6,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
7,200,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065627-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 14:32

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04305487
Name
MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-13199800
Name
YUNEX LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
16 Nov 2029, 23:59
Starts
17 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
24 Oct 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M60 2LA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD33 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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