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title: "Digital Payment - Car Parking Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067343"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED"
published: "2026-03-24"
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# Digital Payment - Car Parking Services

Buyer: NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067343

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## Summary

Northern Trains Limited has completed its procurement process for a contract titled "Digital Payment - Car Parking Services" in the public authority central government sector. The process, intended to improve digital payment arrangements across Northern Trains' car park estate, involved a direct award to the National Parking Platform Limited. This single-supplier selection was justified by technical reasons related to the unique service provision capabilities of the National Parking Platform under the legal framework, Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, Section 6. The contract, valued at £420,000 net of VAT, will commence on 8th April 2026 with an initial term of two years and allows for annual renewal options over a potential total duration of seven years or longer. Services categories highlighted include parking services within the regions UKC, UKD, and UKE.

This contract creates significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in digital payment solutions and parking services integration. The National Parking Platform acts as a central hub, aggregating data across multiple providers to offer streamlined operations and industry innovation at reduced costs. Businesses with expertise in digital infrastructure, providing scalable, versatile payment solutions in partnership with established service providers, would find competitive advantage in similar contracts. Organisations exploring collaboration or technological cross-developments within the parking and transport sectors might consider engaging with Northern Trains and similar buyers to enter into or expand their market presence.

## Notice

Northern Trains Limited intends to enter into a contract with the National Parking Platform (NPP) for the provision of digital parking payment services across the NTL car park estate. The service replaces the existing arrangement and will enable customers to pay for parking via any participating platform, using a single NPP issued location code. The National Parking Platform operates as a central data and payment integration hub, aggregating transaction data from all participating parking payment providers and supplying consolidated reporting to parking operators for financial and enforcement purposes. This approach increases customer choice, supports industry innovation, and reduces commission costs compared with existing market solutions.

### Procurement Information

Northern Trains Limited considers that a direct award is permissible under Schedule 5, Section 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that the National Parking Platform (NPP) is the only supplier capable of delivering the required service. The NPP is uniquely able to provide the essential technical function of aggregating multiple parking payment service providers into a single interoperable platform, thereby enabling users to pay for parking via a wide range of parking applications. The Department for Transport (DfT) is granting to the NPP the intellectual property and associated assets necessary to operate the platform, all of which were originally developed under DfT commission. No other supplier benefits from this grant, nor has any other supplier independently undertaken the work required to develop a comparable platform. In addition, no alternative provider has, or is reasonably capable of securing, the required cooperation of the main parking service providers, whose participation is integral to the governance, operation, and continued viability of the NPP. Without such cooperation, a competing aggregator cannot feasibly be created. The only possible alternative would be for the Contracting Authority to contract with a single parking payment service provider, this does not constitute a reasonable alternative, as it does not offer the multi provider operability, technical functionality, or market wide integration provided exclusively by the NPP. Northern Trains Limited is therefore satisfied that NPP is the only supplier capable of providing the services required and that no reasonable alternatives exist.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027050-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Apr 2026 - 7 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £420,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 6JT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Micklegate |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63712400 - Parking services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2026 at 17:12 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027050-2026
- 24 Mar 2026 at 17:08 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027045-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027050-2026
  24th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027045-2026
  24th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://npp.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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