Award

NPP Parking Platform

PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Oct 2025 at 11:06

Award

25 Sep 2025 at 16:04

Award

23 Sep 2025 at 14:27

Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council has completed a procurement process for the NPP Parking Platform through a direct award method, a decision driven by certain technical requirements that only NPP Consortium Limited could fulfill. The contract, titled "NPP Parking Platform," falls under the car park management services category within the services industry. The project is located in Peterborough, UK, specifically in the UKH11 region. Key details include a contract signing date of 7th October 2025 and the contract duration running from that date until 23rd September 2027, with the possibility of extending up to a total of 10 years. The contract aligns with legal requirements as per the UKPGA and has been structured as a direct award, given the unique capabilities and proprietary assets held by NPP Consortium Limited.

This tender primarily presents opportunities for large-scale businesses involved in or looking to expand into the car park management sector. It is particularly beneficial for companies adept in providing and integrating multi-service provider platforms, as NPP's role involves aggregating diverse service providers to offer a broad range of apps for users to pay for parking. The procurement method reflects a strategic alignment with technical exclusivities, intellectual assets, and previous collaboration with the Department for Transport, cementing NPP's unique position. For companies with similar technological assets or aiming to develop cutting-edge parking management solutions, understanding the platform's operational model could foster innovative collaborations or inspire new solutions in the parking industry.

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Notice Title

NPP Parking Platform

Notice Description

Contract 1. Parking Operator Connection Agreement

Procurement Information

The Council can direct award a contract to NPP, without undertaking a competitive tender pursuant to Section 41 of the Act and Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Act. Schedule 5 gives justifications of a direct award and under Paragraph 6 a direct award is justified if: (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. These conditions are satisfied because: (a) The NPP is the only supplier which is currently able to supply the critical service of aggregating service providers to enable users of a parking operator's facilities to pay for parking with a wide range of parking apps. NPP is to be the recipient of a grant by the Department for Transport ("DfT") of the intellectual property and other assets necessary to operate the NPP (which DfT had commissioned and developed). No other supplier will benefit from that grant and no other supplier has undertaken the work necessary to develop a similar platform independently of DfT. Nor does any other supplier have the cooperation of the main parking service providers, who are integral to the membership and management of the platform owned by NPP. Such cooperation is essential to develop a competitor platform in the future. (b)The only alternative to contracting with the NPP would be to contract with a single service provider, which is what the Council has done in the past. However, the Council is of the view that it is preferable for car park users (ie consumers) to use a variety of parking service providers in order to pay for parking, and therefore, a single service provider is not a reasonable alternative to the multi service provider offered by the NPP platform.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a059
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062834-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98351000 - Car park management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20255 months ago
Contract Period
6 Oct 2025 - 23 Sep 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurementcontracts@peterborough.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NPP CONSORTIUM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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