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title: "PME - Cashless Parking Solution"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-16"
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# PME - Cashless Parking Solution

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c389ede5-1b0d-4351-a75f-f032d059c209

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is currently in the planning phase of a procurement process for a cashless parking solution, titled "PME - Cashless Parking Solution". This initiative, operating under the industry category of IT services, aims to implement a phone-based digital parking payment system for both on and off-street parking spaces. The procurement process is positioned in England, United Kingdom, with a market engagement phase ending on 29 July 2025. The key focus at this stage is to gauge market interest and gather intelligence on existing market solutions and innovative proposals. The project has an estimated budget of £860,000.

This tender provides a substantial opportunity for businesses in the IT consulting, software development, and digital support sectors, particularly those offering commercial off-the-shelf solutions or innovative technological proposals. As the process is open to SMEs, smaller enterprises with expertise in digital payment technologies and app development might find this tender especially pertinent for business growth. Companies capable of delivering flexible, future-proof solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing parking infrastructure will be well-suited to compete in this bidding process.

## Notice

Leicester City Council (the Council) are commencing a formal Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in advance of intiatiaing a procurement process. The purpose of such engagement is to understand the level of market interest and to seek market intelligence on offerings in the market on both commercial off the shelf solutions as well as any innovatative proposals from organisations that may have an interest or expertise in this field The Council is aiming to procure a solution which will deliver and future proof the current functionality and additionally provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology where this provides benefit to the business, in relation to putting in place an option to pay by phone using an app and phone based digital parking payments system for on and off street parking spaces.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5ea9dbb-9e02-420b-a8fe-7abf6d8098de |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £860,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2025 at 14:51 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5ea9dbb-9e02-420b-a8fe-7abf6d8098de

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5ea9dbb-9e02-420b-a8fe-7abf6d8098de
  16th July 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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