Planning

PME - Cashless Parking Solution

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

16 Jul 2025 at 14:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is currently in the planning stage of procuring a cashless parking solution with the project titled "PME - Cashless Parking Solution". Targeted at the sub-central government public authority category, this procurement seeks innovative software packages and IT services, emphasizing the development of a digital parking payment system. The service will cater to Leicester and surrounding areas. Significant dates include a milestone for preliminary market engagement, scheduled for completion by 29 July 2025. The procurement method reflects a strategic planning approach with the next notice anticipated on 1 October 2025. The estimated contract value stands at £860,000, rising to a gross sum of £1,000,000, running from April 2026 to March 2029, with potential extensions to 2031.

This tender presents considerable opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, IT consulting, and mobile payment technologies. SMEs may find a viable opportunity given the suitability considerations, making it an attractive prospect for firms looking to expand in public sector IT solutions. Enterprises equipped with the capacity to offer robust and innovative parking solutions that future-proof current systems are ideally positioned to compete. Businesses with experience in app development, particularly those offering phone-based digital solutions, will have an advantage in tendering for this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PME - Cashless Parking Solution

Notice Description

The Council is aiming to procure a solution which will deliver and future proof the current functionality and additionally to provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology, where this provides benefit to the business, in relation to putting in place an option to pay by phone using an app and phone based digital parking payments system for on and off street parking spaces.

Planning Information

Objectives of the Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise are to:  gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion;  provide confidence around viability of concept;  gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions;  understand risks and issues not previously considered;  inform the Outline Business Case;  inform the Procurement Strategy; and  prevent the Council from advertising an unachievable project at UK e-notification service www.find-tender.service.gov.uk stage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05608b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040608-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£860,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Lisa Brownbridge
Contact Email
lisa.brownbridge@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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