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Paid Parking system and Services

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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28 Sep 2026 at 15:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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30 Jul 2026 at 09:55

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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19 Jun 2026 at 11:08

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is procuring a paid-parking platform and related services to connect the Council to the National Parking Platform. The system gives local motorists a central way to choose between parking apps from multiple providers. Providers using the platform collect parking fees, reconcile transactions monthly and pass the parking revenue back to the Council. The work combines software and IT support services, including integration with the Council’s parking arrangements and the platform’s multi-provider service. Delivery is for Kingston upon Thames. The platform is intended to let users pay through a broad range of parking apps while enabling the Council to work with multiple service providers through a single shared system.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to National Parking Platform Limited; the contract was signed on 11 August 2026. The award was made by direct award under the Procurement Act 2023, on the stated grounds that technical competition is absent, no reasonable alternative exists and the supplier holds exclusive rights to the platform. The award date was 30 June 2026. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028, with three optional 12-month extensions. Its value is £600,000 excluding VAT (£720,000 including VAT). There is one lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement concerns services, and the stated rationale identifies the platform’s unique ability to aggregate providers and deliver technical interoperability as the basis for selection.

For suppliers considering comparable work for Kingston when this requirement returns to market, the key capability evidenced here is the delivery of a multi-provider cashless parking platform that connects different parking apps with a local authority’s parking operation. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate reliable interoperability across multiple providers, integration and onboarding expertise, and the ability to support fee collection, monthly transaction reconciliation and remittance of parking revenue to the Council. The Council’s stated concerns also point to the importance of phased migration that protects data flows and service continuity, dependable platform availability, and management of transaction-cost pressures in an open-market provider environment. This is a substantial, multi-year digital service rather than a stand-alone software supply. The award was made to a specialist platform operator on an exclusivity and technical grounds rationale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Paid Parking system and Services

Notice Description

Kingston Council intends to join the National Parking Platform, a system funded via transaction fees on parking charges. This integration will provide local parking users with a centralised facility to select from various apps offered by multiple parking service providers. As part of these services, providers will handle fee collection, perform monthly transaction reconciliations, and remit the collected parking revenue back to the Council.

Procurement Information

This direct award is made pursuant to Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023. The contracting authority has determined that competition is absent for technical reasons (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6(a)) and that no reasonable alternative or substitute exists (Schedule 5, Paragraph 6(b)) These conditions are satisfied because: (a) The National Parking Platform Ltd is the only supplier of a unique multivendor cashless parking solution, 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. (b) National Parking Platform Ltd holds exclusive rights to operate and develop the Platform, which was originally commissioned by the Department for Transport. No other supplier has access to this public asset grant. (c) The National Parking Platform as supplied by National Parking Platform Ltd is the only multivendor cashless parking solution available to authorities at this time, capable of delivering the required technical interoperability.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8d5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091509-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 1EU
Postcode Area
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED

Further Information

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