Framework agreement for paid on-street parking management

Summary

The tender concerns a single-supplier framework agreement for managing paid on-street parking in Niort. The contractor will operate approximately 110–111 parking meters serving about 1,750 spaces in three tariff zones, maintain and repair the equipment, collect and transport parking revenue, manage subscriptions, payments and complaints, provide communication, and submit monthly and annual operating reports. The contractor must provide a local facility in Niort, suitable staff and equipment, secure cash-handling arrangements, preventive inspections at least weekly, repairs within two hours of notification, and graffiti or cleaning interventions within four hours of becoming aware of the issue. Cash must be collected from each meter at least every two weeks and more frequently where required. The service also includes emergency response, customer assistance, environmental measures and compliance with safety, electrical, traffic, cash-transport and public-space rules. The tender response must explain the proposed collection and maintenance routes, service-continuity arrangements, maintenance methods, staffing and qualifications, equipment, safety measures and sustainable-development practices. The available documents do not specify a minimum turnover or reference-project threshold. The bidder must submit the required candidature and qualification information, including DC1 and, where applicable, DC2 or equivalent evidence, the technical response, the priced estimate sheet and the required technical methodology. Subcontractors must be declared and evidenced where used. The award criteria include technical value worth 40 points and sustainable development worth 10 points; price is not the only award criterion. Electronic tenders are due by 7 October 2026 at 12:00. The framework is for one supplier, initially one year from 1 December 2026 or the later notification date, with up to three automatic renewals and a maximum total duration of four years. The notice states an estimated value of EUR 633,333 excluding VAT and a framework maximum of EUR 700,000, while the administrative specification states an annual maximum of EUR 210,000 including VAT; these amounts should be verified in the tender documents.