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National Parking Platform (NPP)

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

Tender information last checkedLast checked 22 Sept 2026, 16:05.

Opportunity overview

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 programme. Birmingham City Council considered that a direct award was justified pursuant to section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£1
Awarded
11 May 2026
Award ID
ocds-b5fd17-c4b00050-9cd9-43e6-bbae-9d251778f451-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 16282865

Classification

  • CPV63712400 — Parking services
  • CPV66172000 — Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
  • CPV72212211 — Platform interconnectivity software development services

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P3721
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Main Procurement Category
services

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
63712400
Description
Parking services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66172000
Description
Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212211
Description
Platform interconnectivity software development services

Tender Period

Ends
11 May 2026, 12:00

Contract period

Starts
12 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
11 May 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
West Midlands
Country Name
United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-LAE-BIR
Name
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Identifier

Legal Name
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Scheme
GB-LAE
Id
BIR

Address

Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country Name
England

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services
Telephone
0121 303 0349

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-16282865
Name
National Parking Platform Limited

Identifier

Legal Name
National Parking Platform Limited
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16282865

Address

Street Address
Chelsea House 8-14 The Broadway Haywards Heath RH16 3AP

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
ocds-b5fd17-c4b00050-9cd9-43e6-bbae-9d251778f451-1
Status
active
Date
12 May 2026, 00:00
Published
22 Sept 2026, 13:20

Value

Amount
1
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-16282865
Name
National Parking Platform Limited

Contract period

Starts
12 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
11 May 2028, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
awardNotice
Description
Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Published
22 Sept 2026, 13:20
Date Modified
22 Sept 2026, 14:51
Format
text/html
Language
en

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BIRMINGHAM · B1 1BB · England
  • Delivery location · West Midlands · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953-914948Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·
  2. a20defc8-95bf-4f3c-9241-a0677f676953-914978Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ·