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National Parking Platform

WELWYN HATFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL

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03 Dec 2025 at 08:53

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Summary of the contracting process

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has completed a procurement process for the project titled "National Parking Platform," within the services industry category. The contracting authority is based in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, and the process was awarded under a direct method as a "Direct award." The project aims to create an integrated platform for major electronic parking payment providers, enhancing consumer choice for parking app usage while allowing operators to advertise and manage parking facilities independently. The procurement stage is completed with a contract period commencing on 17 January 2026, ending on 16 January 2028, with the possibility of annual renewals. The final award was made to NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED, with a gross value of £240,000, ensuring parking services delivery in the UKH region.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in electronic payment services, app development, and parking management systems. As the National Parking Platform expands, businesses that specialise in software integration, data analytics, or customer engagement platforms may find lucrative opportunities to collaborate and innovate within the parking industry. Small and medium enterprises with an expertise in technology solutions for local authorities or infrastructure projects would be well-positioned to compete for related opportunities in the future. Additionally, service providers that support the efficient operation and advertisement of parking facilities through electronic systems will find the platform beneficial for showcasing their services and enhancing business visibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Parking Platform

Notice Description

The National Parking Platform will have two principal purposes: to integrate on one platform the full range of major electronic parking payment providers (and to advertise the availability of parking facilities in the location of the consumer. Both of these purposes are intended ultimately to benefit consumers, but this benefit will be achieved by the NPP providing services to local authorities and other providers of parking facilities Rather than, as at present, parking operators choosing, and contracting with, a single service provider and so a single parking app to manage electronic payments for use of their parking facilities, which users of those facilities have no choice but to utilise, the NPP will permit parking operators to receive payments via the full range of different parking apps and so permit users to use the app of their choice. Parking operators will receive parking fees which service providers have collected from customers less a commission which is retained by the service provider. Parking operators will also be able to advertise their own facilities and provide live availability information through the NPP.

Procurement Information

The NPP is the only supplier which is currently able to supply the critical service of aggregating service providers so as to enable users of a parking operator's facilities to pay for parking with a wide range of parking apps. The 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 or be likely to obtain the cooperation of the main service providers, who are to be integral to the membership and management of the Company. Such cooperation would be essential to develop a competitor platform in the future. Therefore, the only alternative to contracting with the NPP would be to contract with a single service provider, which is what the vast majority of local authorities currently do. However, to contract with a single service provider is not a reasonable alternative to the superior and different service offered by the NPP.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed91
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079167-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63712400 - Parking services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
17 Jan 2026 - 16 Jan 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WELWYN HATFIELD BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@welhat.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL8 6AE
Post Town
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Handside
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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