Published date: 4 June 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 27 June 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Parking services - 63712400

Location of contract

NR34 9BB

Value of contract

£2,000

Procurement reference

BFCT01

Published date

4 June 2025

Closing date

27 June 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

21 August 2025

Contract end date

20 August 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Beccles Quay car park is a gravelled car park off Fen Lane, Beccles, NR34 9BB. Access is via a private road, also owned by the Trust. The car park is 1977sq m (although this includes the spaces for motorhomes). The car park does not have individually marked spaces but c60-65 cars can park at same time.
The parking charges are: 8am to 6pm:
•First hour: FREE
•Up to 2 hours: £1
•Up to 3 hours: £1.50
•Up to 4 hours: £2.50
•Up to 5 hours: £3
•All day: £4.50
6pm to 8am: free.
Charges are reviewed annually.
Income from the car park for 2024-25 was £25,824.

(NB The car park includes an area to park 5 motorhomes. This part of the car park is excluded from this contract, as we will have separate arrangements. However, we will expect the successful bidder to co-operate with the motorhome provider to ensure that inappropriate charges are not levied).

Our requirements
•Payment facilities: minimum: machine for cash payment, alongside a nationally recognised payment app (Ringo, PayByPhone, JustPark, APCOA Connect or Appyway). The app must be able to register a period of free parking. The option to pay by card as well as cash on the payment machine is highly desirable.
•Signage, both to indicate how to pay and to ensure that any PCNs issued are enforceable.
•Ability for us to suspend PCNs a specified number of times per year to facilitate events on the Quay field.
•Ability for us to identify exempt vehicles that would not be subject to enforcement (e.g. our annual mooring tenants get free parking as part of their mooring fee).

Service standards
•Any 'out of service' on either the app or pay machine to be rectified within 48 hours of us notifying you.
•Cash to be collected at least weekly. (NB We are willing to consider bids from smaller providers for whom weekly cash collection would be problematic. We would be willing to collect and manage cash, but we would expect a reduction in charges).
•Payments to be made to us of all income monthly.
•Changes in charges to be implemented to an agreed timeframe. Please advise the minimum period that you would need to implement such changes.
•Management information: we require data on the usage of the car park. Please advise what information you would be able to supply us on occupancy rates.

How to apply
Via written bid describing how you will meet our requirements and service standards, including details of your charges, by 5pm on Friday 27th June. Please include the lead-in time that you would require to take-on our site. Bids can be via email (to admin@becclestowncouncil.gov.uk) or by post to: Beccles Town Council, Town Hall, The Walk, Beccles, NR34 9AJ, marked FAO Paul Cunningham.
Informal enquiries or clarifications can be made by contacting Paul Cunningham, at paul.cunningham@becclestowncouncil.gov.uk or on 01502 712109.
Shortlisted bids will be invited to a selection day in early July 2025. We plan to award a contract to the successful bidder by mid-July, with the management commencing from 21st August 2025.

More information

Attachments

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Cunningham

Address

Town Hall
The Walk
BECCLES
NR349AJ
England

Telephone

01502 712109

Email

admin@becclestowncouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://becclestowncouncil.gov.uk/council-services/beccles-quay-yacht-station/