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NDC0109-26 - Parking Payment Platform

North Devon District Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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02 Sep 2026 at 15:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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29 Jul 2026 at 17:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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29 Jul 2026 at 16:53

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Devon District Council procured a parking payment platform as a service. The requirement is to enable motorists to pay for parking through a wide range of parking applications, using a platform that brings multiple parking payment service providers together. The associated service is classified as parking services. Delivery is for North Devon, including the council’s area around Barnstaple. This is a technology-enabled parking service rather than the supply of parking equipment or general parking enforcement. The council is a sub-central public authority and the service supports its parking operations by giving users access to multiple payment options through one platform. Suppliers working in parking technology, payment aggregation, digital parking applications or connected parking services would find the subject matter relevant.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award on technical grounds. The council selected National Parking Platform Limited, an SME, on 29 July 2026. The awarded and contracted value is £572,510 excluding VAT, or £687,012 including VAT. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and runs from 12 August 2026 to 11 August 2028. It includes rolling one-year renewal periods, with a possible maximum end date of 11 August 2036 and a total potential term of 10 years. There was one lot, covering the complete requirement, and the award is active. The council’s stated rationale was that National Parking Platform Limited was the only supplier able to aggregate multiple parking payment providers and applications, using technology, cooperation and intellectual property developed for the platform.

This award shows a sustained requirement for a single parking payment platform that connects motorists, parking applications, payment service providers and individual parking operators. A future competitor would need more than a standalone payment application: it would need proven aggregation technology, the ability to integrate with multiple providers and operators, and reliable operation across a council parking network. Experience delivering parking payment services, maintaining secure and resilient digital transactions, supporting different application interfaces and managing relationships with parking operators would strengthen credibility. Suppliers should also be able to demonstrate that their platform and intellectual property can perform the same central coordinating role, with the operational capacity to support a long-term public-sector service. The council’s use of a direct award indicates that technical uniqueness and established cooperation were decisive considerations for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NDC0109-26 - Parking Payment Platform

Notice Description

Provision of a Parking Payment Platform

Procurement Information

The NPP is the only supplier able to provide the required service of enabling users to pay for parking via a wide range of parking applications through its technical function of aggregating multiple parking payment service providers into a single payment platform. No alternative supplier has the technology or co-operation of individual parking operators to provide the same service and the platform IP and assets were developed by the DfT and transferred specifically for the operation of the NPP

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d6ee
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083160-2026
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

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
£572,510 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£572,510 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 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
North Devon District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSTAPLE
Postcode
EX31 3NP
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Devon
Electoral Ward
Bickington
Westminster Constituency
North Devon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED

Further Information

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