Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Paybyphone Limited
- Value
- £3,205,660
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport support & travel · Parking services (CPV 63712400)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 041503-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jul 2025
- Published21 Jul 2025Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is to manage pay-to-park service within RBKC, allowing drivers to park their vehicles in designated areas within the Borough by paying a fee. Payments can be made via telephone, mobile apps, SMS, or PayPoint kiosks. The charges for the pay-to-park service will vary based on location and vehicle engine emissions. A Pipeline Notice was Published on FTS: 09/05/2025 11:45:24 with reference: 020006-2025 View here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020006-2025 FTS Procurement ref: ocds-h6vhtk-050f90
About the supplier
Paybyphone Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05060103).