Public Contracts Scotland

Decriminalised Parking and Traffic Enforcement Services

The City of Edinburgh Council

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Edinburgh
Contract value
£150,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
7 August 2025

Procurement

Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 63712400 Parking services

What happened

The City of Edinburgh Council awarded this contract to Marston (Holdings) Limited worth £150,000,000 on 9 Jun 2025.

Description

Please note this is a Contract Award notice.

The City of Edinburgh Council requires to procure decriminalised parking and traffic enforcement services, including, but not limited to; labour, IT and associated services, to enforce parking and moving traffic regulations within Edinburgh.

The contract may be accessed by other Scottish Local Authorities (“Collaborative Partners”) during the contract term as a potential route to market for such services and therefore the successful Service Provider may be required to deliver services across the Collaborative Partners’ geographical areas during the term of the Contract.

Full description

The City of Edinburgh Council requires to procure decriminalised parking and traffic enforcement services, including labour, IT and associated services, to enforce parking and moving traffic regulations within Edinburgh.

The service delivery areas covered by this Contract include, but are not limited to:

On-Street Enforcement Services;

Car Pound Services with potential future DVLA Services;

Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Services;

Pay and Display Services;

Suspension and Dispensation Services;

Lines and Signs Maintenance Services;

Cashless and Contactless Parking solution;

Permit Management Services;

Back Office Support Services;

Notice Processing Services;

LEZ Services; and

Future Services.

A full description for all related services can be found in the tender documents.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Additional information

The value of this Contract for the City of Edinburgh Council alone has been estimated at 150,000,000 GBP over the Contract Period covering the initial 5 year period and optional 5 year extension. Based upon historical spend and how services, staffing costs or contract requirements may change over the term of the contract. Should other Collaborative Partner organisations choose to buy into this Contract a notional value up to 250,000,000 GBP has been estimated subject to other Authorities requirements. Therefore, including Collaborative Partners, the combined estimated total contract spend could rise to 400,000,000 GBP. Note that these values are notional and should not be considered as a guarantee of business usage.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Marston (Holdings) Limited
Award value
£150,000,000
Award date
9 June 2025

Contact

Address
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
Contact name
Stephen Forfar

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CT2893
Notice ID
rls-72-AUG536654
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000740558

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