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Notice and Permit Processing System

Southend-on-Sea City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This notice is published retrospectively to meet transparency requirements under the Procurement Act 2023. The actual tender period closed on 07 October 2025. No further submissions will be accepted. This publication is for compliance only and links to the award notice for full visibility Southend-on-Sea City Council is engaging the market ahead of its procurement exercise for a secure, cloud-hosted, browser-based Notice and Permit Processing System to manage the full lifecycle of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs), permits & visitor vouchers (virtual and physical), parking suspensions, and dispensations. The system must integrate with key agencies and platforms, support statutory compliance, improve customer access, and enable real-time enforcement operations. Overview of Requirement Cloud-hosted, browser-based platform for managing PCNs, permits & visitor vouchers (virtual and physical), suspensions, dispensations, and vehicle removals. Supports full lifecycle management of parking, bus lane, moving traffic and removal of vehicles. Integrates with DVLA, TEC, TPT, payment systems, and parking hardware. Provides self-service portals for evidence, challenges, applications, and payments. Delivers automated workflows for PCN progression, appeals, and evidence packs for PCNs. Offers reporting dashboards for KPIs and operational analytics for all modules. Migrates historical data with full audit controls for PCNs and permits. Ensures compliance with existing legislation and future changes or needs. Supplies handheld devices with Bluetooth printers deployed for enforcement. Includes dedicated mobilisation support, training and fault management.

Classification

  • CPV63712400 — Parking services

Lots

  • Lot 1£240k

Documents and notices

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
DN789111
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
048308-2025
Description
Email changed to procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
7 Dec 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
7 Dec 2025, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025, 23:59

Special regime

concession

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
240,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
288,000

Renewal

Description
12 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
4 Jan 2029, 23:59
Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
5 Jan 2029, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
This notice is published retrospectively to meet transparency requirements under the Procurement Act 2023. The actual tender period closed on 07 October 2025. No further submissions will be accepted. This publication is for compliance only and links to the award notice for full visibility.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
This notice is published retrospectively to meet transparency requirements under the Procurement Act 2023. The actual tender period closed on 07 October 2025. No further submissions will be accepted. This publication is for compliance only and links to the award notice for full visibility.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
63712400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Parking services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
073355-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
12 Nov 2025, 19:32

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048264-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 10:00
Entry 2
Id
048308-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 10:41

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
19 Aug 2025, 23:59
Description
The meeting will be held on Teams on the 19 August 2025 11:00 - 12:00 Southend-on-Sea City Council is engaging the market ahead of its procurement exercise for a secure, cloud-hosted, browser-based Notice and Permit Processing System to manage the full lifecycle of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs), permits & visitor vouchers (virtual and physical), parking suspensions, and dispensations. This will be the provision of a Notice and Permit Processing System to manage PCNs, parking permits, visitor vouchers, suspensions, dispensations, and vehicle removals.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX
Name
Southend-on-Sea City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH31
Country
GB
Locality
Southend On Sea
Postal Code
ss2 6fa
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PJDT-6566-GZNX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southend On Sea · UKH31 · ss2 6fa · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH31 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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