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title: "250202 - Preliminary Market Engagement for a Car Parking Management Solution at Queen's Accommodation (Elms BT9)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060a64"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST"
published: "2026-01-22"
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# 250202 - Preliminary Market Engagement for a Car Parking Management Solution at Queen's Accommodation (Elms BT9)

Buyer: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060a64

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## Summary

The current procurement process, led by Queen's University Belfast, focuses on a preliminary market engagement for a car parking management solution at their Elms BT9 accommodation site located at 78 Malone Road, Belfast. This initiative falls under the goods category and involves exploring car park control equipment and management services. The procurement is currently in the planning stage with key deadlines including an expression of interest due by 10th February 2026, followed by discussions scheduled with interested suppliers via Microsoft Teams. The discussions aim to cover topics such as pricing, functionality, installation, maintenance, and sustainability with further engagement expected to take place in mid-April 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in car park control equipment and management services, particularly those focused on innovative, scalable, and sustainable solutions. Companies with expertise in advanced management systems, including payment solutions, contract administration, and support services, would find this tender aligns well with their offerings. Suppliers interested in participating have the chance to influence the development of specifications and explore promising business prospects with Queen's University Belfast, a public authority under Northern Irish devolved regulations.

## Notice

Queen's is seeking to engage with suppliers to support a scoping exercise for potential replacement of the car parking management solution at Queen's Accommodation Elms BT9 site at 78 Malone Road, Belfast. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to gain a better understanding of the car park solutions available in the market, explore options for a specific solution at the Elms BT9 site, understand costs, and support a potential future procurement exercise. The PME process will provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to obtain further information on Queen's requirements and also provide Queen's with the opportunity to obtain feedback from the marketplace. Queen's is not looking for supplier proposals at this stage, but would like suppliers who wish to participate in the PME process to express their interest by registering at our e-tendering portal which you can find at the link below. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home You can access the PME documents by searching "Tenders" - then "Current Tenders". Please complete and return the template form enclosed as Appendix 4 if you wish to participate in the PME process.

### Planning Information

Queen’s is not looking for supplier proposals at this stage, but would like suppliers who wish to participate in the PME process to express their interest by registering at our e-tendering portal which you can find at the link below. 
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home 
You can access the PME documents by searching “Tenders” – then “Current Tenders". Please complete and return the template form enclosed as Appendix 4 if you wish to participate in the PME process. 
On receipt of Expressions of Interest in engaging with the PME process, Queen’s expects to schedule discussions with interested suppliers via Microsoft Teams at a time convenient to all parties, in order to discuss, high-level options and recommendations around:
1. The supplier’s preferred approach at Elms BT9 given the aims of the project
2. Indicative pricing 
3. Functionality e.g. barriers, payment etc.
4. Contract administration and support e.g. dashboards, training, fault finding
5. Payment solutions
6. Installation and maintenance
7. Flexibility and scalability
8. Commercial information e.g. return on investment, warranties, SLAs
9. Sustainability
Queen’s may choose to seek additional clarification from suppliers to inform the development of a specification, and which may include the provision of a demonstration.
It is expected that Microsoft Teams will be used to capture AI generated transcriptions of the meetings to support accurate record keeping.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005608-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT7 1NN |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 34926000 - Car park control equipment
- 98351000 - Car park management services

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2026 at 10:01 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005608-2026
- 20 Jan 2026 at 16:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005012-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005608-2026
  22nd January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005012-2026
  20th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.qub.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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