Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Birmingham City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £1
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Transport support & travel · Parking services (CPV 63712400)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 May 2026
- Published22 Sep 2026Published 133 days after the contract date
Description
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 £1 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 pro…
About the supplier
National Parking Platform Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 16282865).