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title: "National Parking Platform (NPP)"
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# National Parking Platform (NPP)

Buyer: Birmingham City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4b00050-9cd9-43e6-bbae-9d251778f451

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## Summary

Birmingham City Council procured services for the National Parking Platform, supporting parking operations across Birmingham in the West Midlands. The platform aggregates participating parking service providers and allows motorists to pay using their preferred parking application. It provides a common interface between the council and participating payment providers, covering parking services (CPV 63712400), financial transaction processing and clearing-house services, and platform interconnectivity software development. The appointed provider supplies access to and operation of the platform, associated integration services and ongoing platform support. The requirement is therefore aimed at a technology provider able to operate a multi-provider parking payments platform and connect it reliably with a local authority’s parking services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct single-tender action below the threshold. Birmingham City Council justified the direct award under section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, stating that National Parking Platform Limited was the only organisation operating the platform and held intellectual property and associated assets developed through the Department for Transport’s programme. The contract was awarded to National Parking Platform Limited on 12 May 2026 for £1, with reciprocal consideration of £1 and no other fees payable by either party. The contract runs from 12 May 2026 to 11 May 2028. The tender submission deadline was 11 May 2026 at 12:00.

For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award identifies a specific capability profile for future work with Birmingham City Council: operating a parking payments platform, integrating multiple parking service providers and payment applications, and providing continuing technical support. Credibility would require demonstrable platform interconnectivity, reliable financial transaction processing and the ability to maintain a common interface between a council and external payment providers. Experience managing live, consumer-facing parking technology would be relevant, as would ownership or authorised access to the intellectual property and associated assets needed to operate the service. The council marked the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so a specialist SME with these capabilities could be well placed when comparable demand returns.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 May 2026 - 11 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Birmingham City Council |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 1BB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 63712400 - Parking services
- 66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
- 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 14:51 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953
- 22 Sep 2026 at 13:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953
  22nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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