AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Westminster City Council has published contract details for dockless bike enforcement and seizure services. The active contract is awarded to MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, with a stated gross value of £93,913.99 for 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition public-security-services procurement for a one-year dockless bike enforcement requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £93,913.99 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
View supporting evidence
Verified company name and number 04305487 are supplied. Award 1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1, linked to award 1, states amountGross 93913.99 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
View supporting evidence
Process notice type and contract document description.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
View supporting evidence
Tender status is "complete"; process source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£93,913.99 gross
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amountGross is 93913.99 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
View supporting evidence
The published contract is linked to awardID 1. No separate lot-level value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence13 October 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
The contract document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-14.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEnforcement of and seizure of dockless bikes
View supporting evidence
Published process description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
View supporting evidence
Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence75240000 — Public security, law and order services
View supporting evidence
Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
View supporting evidence
Tender lists lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited or received bids not supplied
View supporting evidence
No bid-count or bidder information is present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Stated duration
99% confidenceOne year
View supporting evidence
The supplied contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was awarded through a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
View supporting evidence
Tender procurement method details state "Below threshold - limited competition".
Service focus
98% confidenceThe contract covers operational enforcement and seizure activity for dockless bikes rather than bike supply.
View supporting evidence
Published description states "The enforcement of and seizure of dockless bikes."
Published commercial baseline
98% confidenceThe notice provides a gross contract value and a fixed stated period, but no pricing breakdown or evaluation detail.
View supporting evidence
Contract value and period are supplied; no pricing schedule, award criteria, scores or evaluation narrative is present.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
View supporting evidence
The supplier's GB-COH identifier and company number 04305487 were matched by company number to MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED.
Source supplier-name formatting
99% confidenceThe source party name includes a trailing opening parenthesis; the verified legal name has been used instead.
View supporting evidence
Source name is "MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (" while verified_company_name is "MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED".
Unpublished award detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid counts, evaluation criteria, scores, individual lot value, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
View supporting evidence
These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and contract records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bidder numbers, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, individual lot value and extension or renewal terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall requirement description.
- The published source supplier name contains a trailing opening parenthesis; analysis uses the supplied verified legal name, MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Westminster City CouncilMARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDdockless bike enforcementdockless bike seizurepublic security servicescontract awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Westminster City Council's dockless bike enforcement contract?
MARSTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, verified under company number 04305487.
What is the value of the dockless bike enforcement contract?
The published gross contract value is £93,913.99.
When does the contract run?
The stated contract period is 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.