AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Luton Council awarded and signed a contract with SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTD for a vehicle management and parking-guidance system covering signs, parking counters, hosted back-office control, installation and maintenance.
Published outcomeThe contract was awarded on 6 August 2026, signed and started on 6 October 2026, and is recorded as active.
Market significanceThis is a £1.082m net services contract awarded through a framework, with a potential maximum term to September 2034 if all stated extensions are used.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1082000 GBP · verified; active award
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Award 1 names SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification provides the verified legal name SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTD, company number 01490333, using an exact-name match. The award value is shared with this sole listed supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award decision
98% confidenceAwarded 6 August 2026
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Award 1 lists award_date as 2026-08-06.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned of 2026-10-06.
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-06.
Published contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,082,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1082000 GBP; award 1 reports the same amount.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,298,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1298400 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence6 August 2026
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Award 1 award_date.
Contract start and signature
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate and dateSigned.
Initial contract end
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-09-30.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence30 September 2034
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2034-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095512-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceParking guidance, vehicle-management and car-park monitoring system
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The published description covers equipment communication, hosted control, VMS signs and car-park counting equipment.
Delivery components
98% confidenceSupply, installation and maintenance, with hosted back-office services
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The description states supply, install and maintenance requirements alongside a back-office/hosting system.
Asset coverage
98% confidenceMaintain existing signs; supply and install new signs; support signs and parking counters
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The description expressly identifies existing signs, new signs and car-parking counters.
Service classifications
97% confidenceVariable message signs, traffic-monitoring equipment and traffic-signal maintenance services
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Award item CPV classifications include 34924000, 34970000 and 50232200, among others.
Delivery area
96% confidenceLuton (UKH21)
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Award item delivery address is UKH21; buyer location is Luton.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective procedure
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Tender data states procurementMethod selective.
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Award under framework.
Framework reference
97% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e, framework lot 3
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Related process identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e and related lot 3.
Competition indicator
96% confidenceCompetitive procurement recorded
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Tender data sets competitive to true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 30 September 2031
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension options
99% confidenceThree extensions of 12 months each
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Contract renewal description states '3 extension, 12 months each'.
Maximum term
99% confidenceTo 30 September 2034 if all extensions are used
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2034-09-30 and renewal terms state three 12-month extensions.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceCombined equipment, installation, maintenance and hosted-service requirement
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The description includes supply and installation of equipment, maintenance, and hosted back-office control.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is allocated to the sole named supplier; no separate component pricing is published.
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One supplier is listed on award 1 and the notice supplies only an overall contract value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, pricing breakdowns, lot title and individual lot value.
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The supplied records contain no such fields; lot 1 title and value are null.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceConflict-of-interest information is marked not published.
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Tender document conflictOfInterest has description 'Not published'.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by an exact-name Companies House match.
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Supplier verification status is verified, match method is exact_name, and verified company number is 01490333.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bid count, tenderer list, award evaluation, scoring rationale or savings information was supplied.
- No individual price breakdown was published for equipment, installation, maintenance or hosted services.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The notice does not state whether any extension option will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Luton CouncilSWARCO UK & IRELAND LTDparking guidance systemvariable message signsvehicle management systemtraffic monitoringFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Luton Council's vehicle management and parking guidance contract?
SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTD was the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £1,082,000 excluding VAT and £1,298,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It started on 6 October 2026 and is scheduled to end on 30 September 2031, with three possible 12-month extensions to a maximum of 30 September 2034.
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