Provision of Car Park Management Services at Cherwell District Council's Off-Street Car Parks in Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington with a specialist operator to deliver the Council's Car Parking Service. - AWARD

Provision of Car Park Management Services at Cherwell District Council's Off-Street Car Parks in Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington with a specialist operator to deliver the Council's Car Parking Service.

In relation to Car Park Management Services for Cherwell District Councils Off- Street Cark Parks in Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington with a specialist operator to deliver the Council Car Park Services

The Council's 22 owned and operated cark parks play a valuable role in the vitality of the Districts urban centres and contribute significantly to the Councils asset base They will feature significantly in the master planning for the urban centres in supporting the economic Vitality of the towns as they are more than just a service function, since they provide support to business, retail, leisure pursuits, tourism etc

The operation of the Council's car parks has always been an in house service and has generated substantial revenue which given today's financial climate, it is a revenue stream which is critical to the Council's financial sustainability. It consists of a wardening service for pay and display operation supported by a back office staff function to administer season tickets and excess charge notices. Given the strategic move to a more commercial approach to its services and assets a review by Town Centre Parking Ltd were commissioned to assist in undertaking a two stage approach to the review of car parks

The Outline Summary of Requirements

A services concession contract which incentives the operator to maximise revenue over the maximum concession period under the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016. With a five year or such longer period as the contractor would reasonably need to recoup any investment made by it to deliver the services together with any return on its investment.

Explore the opportunity to maximise revenue to the Council and provide value for money. The Council may from the process use its own capital resources to fund the required capital investment. The Dialogue phase with each of the qualified bidders will involve a series of meetings to discuss particular aspects of the Invitation to Tender documentation in the meetings to address; -commercial and financial issues -commercial and legal issues -technical issues As per the published criteria the upper cap on this Notice can be used for the purposes of adding or removing car parks.

2016/S 179-321554

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