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Response 3601188

Response to request for information

Reference

3601188

Response date

18 December 2024

Request

Please could you provide the information below about cashless parking solutions in your local authority:

  • The name, job title, and contact details for the person responsible for car parking management.
  • The name, job title, and contact details for the person responsible for procuring the external providers (if any) which manage car parking for your authority.
  • On which of your sites do you own or operate car parks?  Please list.
  • In which of these car parks are cashless parking solutions used?  Please list.
  • For those car parks with cashless parking - what solutions are currently being used (pay by phone, pay by app, on-line, space booking etc.)?  Please state for each car park.
  • For those car parks without cashless parking, are you considering changing this? Yes/No

Additionally...

If you do already have cashless parking: 

  • Do any external companies provide your cashless parking solution(s)?  Yes/No
  • If yes - for each, please state the company name, the value(s) of the current contract(s), the start and end dates of the current contract(s), if there are any extensions in place or planned to these contract(s) and the length of these extensions.
  • What procurement route(s) did you use to tender for these external providers of cashless parking? (e.g. via a named framework agreement, competitive competition, direct award, extension of existing contract, etc.)
  • What is the planned date(s) for re-tender for your contract(s) for external provider(s) of cashless parking?
  • How do you plan to procure your next external provider(s) of cashless parking (existing framework, new framework, competitive competition, direct award, extension of existing contract, etc.)?  What is the timescale for this?

If you do not already have cashless parking on some or all of your sites: 

  • Do you intend to tender for external suppliers to provide this? Yes/No
  • If yes, please state which sites.
  • For the sites above, how do you plan to procure this external provider(s) of cashless parking (existing framework, new framework, competitive competition, direct award, etc.)?  What is your likely the timescale for this?

Response

Please could you provide the information below about cashless parking solutions in your local authority:

  • The name, job title, and contact details for the person responsible for car parking management. Darryl Burch, Head of Environment and Communities, dburch@rushcliffe.gov.uk
  • The name, job title, and contact details for the person responsible for procuring the external providers (if any) which manage car parking for your authority. Darryl Burch, Head of Environment and Communities, dburch@rushcliffe.gov.uk
  • On which of your sites do you own or operate car parks?  Please list. Full list of car parks can be found on the RBC website -  RBC Off Street Car parking Strategy 2023 - 2027
  • In which of these car parks are cashless parking solutions used?  Please list. Please see the car parks webpage.
  • For those car parks with cashless parking - what solutions are currently being used (pay by phone, pay by app, on-line, space booking etc.)?  Please state for each car park.

    • Newgate Street – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Needham Street – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Bingham Arena - pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Bunny Lane – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Gordon Road – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Nursery – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Bridgford Rd – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

    • Rushcliffe Country park – chip & pin & contactless card payment options and pay by phone via a mobile app or telephone service using RingGo

  • For those car parks without cashless parking, are you considering changing this? Yes/No Not applicable

Additionally...

If you do already have cashless parking: 

  • Do any external companies provide your cashless parking solution(s)?  Yes
  • If yes - for each, please state the company name, the value(s) of the current contract(s), the start and end dates of the current contract(s), if there are any extensions in place or planned to these contract(s) and the length of these extensions.

    • RingGo

    • The council pay a banking charge only as part of this contract

    • Contract Start November 2018

    • Contract end January 2026

  • What procurement route(s) did you use to tender for these external providers of cashless parking? (e.g. via a named framework agreement, competitive competition, direct award, extension of existing contract, etc.)

    • Direct award in partnership with neighbouring district councils

  • What is the planned date(s) for re-tender for your contract(s) for external provider(s) of cashless parking? 

    • To be reviewed at contract end date

  • How do you plan to procure your next external provider(s) of cashless parking (existing framework, new framework, competitive competition, direct award, extension of existing contract, etc.)?  What is the timescale for this?
    • To be reviewed at contract end date

If you do not already have cashless parking on some or all of your sites: Not applicable

FOI Responses Car Parking / Vehicle Charging Points 2024