AwardedAwarded 16 April 2026

Installation of Pay and Display Machines and Any Associated Groundworks

Cotswold District Council · Local authority

In brief

Cotswold District Council awarded laboratory equipment work to Flowbird Smart City UK Limited on 16 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £290,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 30 April 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Cotswold District Council is looking to replace the current pay and display machines as they are nearing end of life. There are 15 , off-street car parks across the district with 31 Metric pay and display machines. This tender is for the purchase of 31 new machines with contactless as the only permitted payment method. There is no requirement to record vehicle registration numbers. All machines are currently mains powered however the Authority would like to consider the option of moving to alternative power supplies, therefore the requirement is split in to two types of machines. Mains powered machines Alternative powered Machines However, the Authority reserves the right to award the…Read the full description
Cotswold District Council is looking to replace the current pay and display machines as they are nearing end of life. There are 15 , off-street car parks across the district with 31 Metric pay and display machines. This tender is for the purchase of 31 new machines with contactless as the only permitted payment method. There is no requirement to record vehicle registration numbers. All machines are currently mains powered however the Authority would like to consider the option of moving to alternative power supplies, therefore the requirement is split in to two types of machines. Mains powered machines Alternative powered Machines However, the Authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of Mains powered machines only Alternative powered Machines only Mixture of the above. Please note that this is at the sole discretion of the Authority. (Maintenance Options) Each of the 31 machines, regardless of type, will require a full maintenance provision. The maintenance element of this ITT is divided into three LOTS. Please see section 5 for further details. All Tenderer's must submit maintenance pricing for each of the three defined LOTS. Each LOT will be evaluated separately in accordance with the Assessment Criteria set out in Part A – Section 3, point 2 and on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The Authority intends to award the same, i.e. one maintenance option for all 31 machines and the preferred maintenance option is at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1
30 April 2026 to 29 April 2030
What this lot covers

Maintenance Option 1 - 24 hour response time, Monday-Friday (excluding public and bank holidays), servicing including parts and labour on a quarterly basis

Laboratory and scientific equipment—
Lot 2
30 April 2026 to 29 April 2030
What this lot covers

Maintenance Option 1 - 48 hour response time, Monday-Friday (excluding public and bank holidays), servicing including parts and labour on a quarterly basis

Laboratory and scientific equipment—
Lot 3
30 April 2026 to 29 April 2030
What this lot covers

Maintenance Option 1 - 72 hour response time, Monday-Friday (excluding public and bank holidays), servicing including parts and labour on a quarterly basis

Laboratory and scientific equipment—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Not statedLot 2, Lot 3—
Flowbird Smart City UK Limited (SME)
4 bids received
Lot 1£519,100
Awarded 16 April 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 014792-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 035336-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

20

Awards

11

Suppliers it has used most for laboratory equipment

  1. BAS - SDA - Scientific Mooring Hoist

    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)South WestLifts and escalators, Laboratory and scientific equipment

    Open12 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £320kestimated
  2. Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation Framework

    Eastern Procurement LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open22 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.06bnframework ceiling

From notice 014792-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 February 2026, last updated 17 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.