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National Parking Platform (NPP)

Birmingham City Council

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22 Sep 2026 at 14:51

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Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council procured services for the National Parking Platform, supporting parking operations across Birmingham in the West Midlands. The platform aggregates participating parking service providers and allows motorists to pay using their preferred parking application. It provides a common interface between the council and participating payment providers, covering parking services (CPV 63712400), financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, and platform interconnectivity software development. The appointed provider supplies access to and operation of the platform, associated integration services and ongoing platform support. The requirement is therefore aimed at a technology provider able to operate a multi-provider parking payments platform and connect it reliably with a local authority’s parking services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct single-tender action below the threshold. Birmingham City Council justified the direct award under section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, stating that National Parking Platform Limited was the only organisation operating the platform and held intellectual property and associated assets developed through the Department for Transport’s programme. The contract was awarded to National Parking Platform Limited on 12 May 2026 for £1, with reciprocal consideration of £1 and no other fees payable by either party. The contract runs from 12 May 2026 to 11 May 2028. The tender submission deadline was 11 May 2026 at 12:00.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award identifies a specific capability profile for future work with Birmingham City Council: operating a parking payments platform, integrating multiple parking service providers and payment applications, and providing continuing technical support. Credibility would require demonstrable platform interconnectivity, reliable financial transaction processing and the ability to maintain a common interface between a council and external payment providers. Experience managing live, consumer-facing parking technology would be relevant, as would ownership or authorised access to the intellectual property and associated assets needed to operate the service. The council marked the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so a specialist SME with these capabilities could be well placed when comparable demand returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Parking Platform (NPP)

Notice Description

The National Parking Platform (NPP) aggregates parking service providers and facilitates the use by consumers of a wide range of payment providers when parking at locations operated by Birmingham City Council. The platform enables motorists to pay for parking using their preferred parking application and provides a common interface between Birmingham City Council and participating parking payment providers. Under the agreement, the National Parking Platform Limited provides access to and operation of the National Parking Platform, associated integration services and ongoing platform support. The contract provides for reciprocal consideration of PS1 between the parties with no other fees payable by either party under the agreement. The National Parking Platform Limited is currently the only organisation operating the National Parking Platform and is the recipient of intellectual property and associated assets developed through the Department for Transport's National Parking Platform programme. Birmingham City Council considered that a direct award was justified pursuant to section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c4b00050-9cd9-43e6-bbae-9d251778f451
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

66 - Financial and insurance services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

63712400 - Parking services

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
12 May 2026 - 11 May 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Birmingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1BB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED

Further Information

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