---
title: "Cashless Parking Aggregation Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-068941"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2026-04-23"
---

# Cashless Parking Aggregation Service

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068941

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## Summary

The procurement process undertaken by Somerset Council is for the provision of Cashless Parking Aggregation Services. The contract is in the award stage, with significant key dates, including the award notice published on 23 April 2026 and the contract period starting on 5 May 2026. This service falls within the miscellaneous software package and car park management services categories, situated in the South West region (UKK23) of the United Kingdom. The procurement method employed is a direct award, justified by the Procurement Act 2023 due to technical reasons and lack of reasonable alternatives. The aggregation service aims to offer a diverse range of cashless parking applications, connecting various service providers through an open platform established by the Department for Transport.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in software and parking management services. Companies can leverage the aggregation platform to expand their market reach, offering their cashless parking solutions to multiple providers. While the direct award limits competition to technical reasons, SMEs are deemed suitable for the lot, suggesting opportunities for smaller enterprises to partake in providing innovative parking solutions. The contract's annual renewal option encourages ongoing collaboration, contingent on supplier performance and authority needs, enabling business development in line with Somerset Council's parking management strategies.

## Notice

Provision of Cashless Parking Aggregation Services - this contract is is with the aggregation provider to give access to all service providers of cashless parking applications, to enable users/customers full range of provider choice rather than a single provider for the Somerset Council managed parking sites. The aggregation provider is a not-for-profit, open platform that connects multiple parking service providers created by the Department for Transport in 2025

### Procurement Information

Procurement Act 2023 - Schedule 5 Direct Award Justifications Section 6: - there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, and - there are no reasonable alternatives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036929-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 May 2026 - 4 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,536,000 |
| 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 | SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- 98351000 - Car park management services

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2026 at 09:15 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036929-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036929-2026
  23rd April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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