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National Parking Platform (NPP)

Birmingham City Council

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22 Sep 2026 at 15:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council procured access to and operation of the National Parking Platform, including integration services and ongoing platform support. The platform brings together parking service providers and payment providers, allowing motorists to pay for parking at council-operated locations through their preferred parking application. It provides a common interface between the council’s parking estate and participating payment providers, supporting interoperability and payment processing. This is a services requirement covering parking services, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, and platform interconnectivity software development. Delivery relates to Birmingham City Council’s parking locations in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is Birmingham City Council, a sub-central public authority. The arrangement concerns one overall requirement rather than separate service lots.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Birmingham City Council made a below-threshold direct award without competition under section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on the single-supplier ground. The council awarded the contract to National Parking Platform Limited, which was assessed as the only organisation capable of providing, operating and supporting the platform because it held the necessary rights, assets, intellectual property and operational control. The award was made on 12 May 2026, when the contract was also signed. The contract runs from 12 May 2026 to 11 May 2028. Its value is £1, in GBP, with reciprocal consideration of £1 and no other fees payable by either party. The contract is active.

This requirement indicates that Birmingham City Council values a specialist supplier able to operate a shared parking payments platform across a council parking estate and multiple external payment providers. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need proven platform operations, secure payment and transaction-processing capability, and experience integrating disparate parking systems through a common interface. It would also need to demonstrate reliable ongoing technical support, interoperability with participating providers, and the operational capacity to maintain service continuity for motorists and the council. Control of, or lawful access to, the relevant platform assets, software, intellectual property and associated rights would be commercially important where the council requires continuity of an established platform. The procurement also shows that the council may use a single-supplier route where those capabilities and rights are unique.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

National Parking Platform (NPP)

Notice Description

The National Parking Platform (NPP) aggregates parking service providers and facilitates the use by consumers of a wide range of payment providers when parking at locations operated by Birmingham City Council. The platform enables motorists to pay for parking using their preferred parking application and provides a common interface between Birmingham City Council and participating parking payment providers. Under the agreement, the National Parking Platform Limited provides access to and operation of the National Parking Platform, associated integration services and ongoing platform support. The contract provides for reciprocal consideration of PS1 between the parties with no other fees payable by either party under the agreement. The National Parking Platform Limited is currently the only organisation operating the National Parking Platform and is the recipient of intellectual property and associated assets developed through the Department for Transport's National Parking Platform programme. Birmingham City Council considered that a direct award was justified pursuant to section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Birmingham City Council awarded this contract by way of a direct award pursuant to Section 41 and Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 (Single Supplier) of the Procurement Act 2023. The Council determined that NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED was the only organisation capable of providing access to, operating and supporting the National Parking Platform, including the associated integration services required to enable interoperability between the Council's parking estate and participating parking payment providers. The Council's assessment concluded that only NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED held the necessary rights, assets, intellectual property and operational control of the National Parking Platform necessary to deliver the required services. On this basis, the Council relied upon the single supplier direct award ground available under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Following award, the Council undertook a review of the procurement file and associated transparency requirements. Information relating to the award, including details of the supplier, contract value, contract term and the justification supporting the procurement approach, was published through Contracts Finder in order to promote transparency and provide visibility of the award decision. To further enhance transparency and maintain a complete procurement record, the Council is publishing this Contract Details Notice. Publication of this notice provides additional visibility of the contract arrangement and the basis upon which the award decision was made. This notice is published in the interests of openness, transparency and good procurement governance and does not alter the underlying procurement decision. The Council retains a documented procurement justification supporting reliance on the single supplier direct award provisions and remains satisfied that the procurement represented an appropriate and proportionate means of securing continued access to the National Parking Platform and associated services. The publication of this Contract Details Notice is intended to provide a clear and comprehensive record of the contract and to further mitigate any residual transparency risk associated with the award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0777bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089735-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

66 - Financial and insurance services

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

CPV Codes

63712400 - Parking services

66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 May 2026 - 11 May 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
Birmingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1BB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED

Further Information

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