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Market Engagement Parking Machines and App Solutions

Wokingham Borough Council

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Planning

23 Sep 2026 at 15:45

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wokingham Borough Council is preparing a procurement for parking machines and app-based payment services. The stated requirement is for between 40 and 60 machines, with car park management services identified as the relevant work category. The purpose of the planned market engagement is to discuss a future opportunity with suppliers. The buying organisation is Wokingham Borough Council, and the council’s address is in Wokingham. The available description does not identify specific car parks or other delivery sites, so the stated location for the procurement is Wokingham rather than a more detailed list of sites.

The process is at planning stage: the council has expressed an intention to procure and is conducting market engagement, not inviting tenders. It expects to use one lot. Suppliers are being asked to complete market engagement questionnaires by 14 October 2026; this is an engagement date, not a bid deadline. The stated engagement period runs from 23 September to 14 October 2026. No procurement procedure, award method, estimated contract value or contract duration is set out. The council’s stated objective is to discuss the future requirement for parking machines and app payment with the market before the procurement proceeds.

This may suit suppliers able to provide parking machines alongside app-based payment, or firms offering integrated parking equipment and payment solutions. The scale indicated is a deployment of 40 to 60 machines, so suppliers should be prepared to discuss delivery and support across a multi-machine requirement. The planned engagement offers relevant suppliers a chance to explain their products, service models and approach to connecting machine and app payments, and to help the council shape its future requirement through the questionnaire. The council has not stated specific technical standards, accreditations, staffing requirements or past-experience thresholds. Businesses with experience in car park management services and the supply or operation of parking payment systems are best placed to assess fit and contribute to the market discussion. This is preparation for a future procurement, not a bid opportunity now.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Engagement Parking Machines and App Solutions

Notice Description

Wokingham Borough Council is looking to engage with the market to discuss a future opportunity relating to Parking machines and App payment. We require between 40 and 60 machines.

Planning Information

Market engagement questionnaires.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778e3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090268-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Sep 2026 - 14 Oct 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wokingham Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOKINGHAM
Postcode
RG40 1BN
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wokingham
Electoral Ward
Emmbrook
Westminster Constituency
Wokingham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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