Perth & Kinross cashless parking contract | National Parking Platform

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 17:06.

Opportunity overview

The contract was put in place to obtain a cashless parking solution for Perth & Kinross Council customers to pay for parking through the use of a mobile phone.

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.

National Parking Platform Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: Value not stated
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 030986-2026-PKC13697-1
Status: active
Location: Haywards Heath, UK, RH16 3AP, United Kingdom

National Parking Platform Limited

Matched by exact name

Contract value: £305.4k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 20 Aug 2026
Award ID: 096676-2026-PKC13697-1
Status: active
Location: Haywards Heath, UK, RH16 3AP, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

The purpose of the proposed contract was to appoint the National Parking Platform to administer our cashless parking solution. Our cashless parking solution is required for customers to pay for their parking through means of a mobile phone app. This is a critical service as if our ticket machine infrastructure fails there is still an option for customers to pay for parking which prevents us losing income. Additional information: The current situation in the market is that the National Parking Platform removes the need for councils to carry out a tender process to appoint a cashless parking provider. Instead, council can join the National Parking Platform (NPP) and access all cashless parking providers. This allows the customer to choose who they use to pay for their parking.Value not stated

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: PKC13697
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: goods
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: There is only one known Supplier to offer this service. A VEAT notice was previously published to advise the market of this intention.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_TECHNICAL
Description: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The purpose of the proposed contract was to appoint the National Parking Platform to administer our cashless parking solution. Our cashless parking solution is required for customers to pay for their parking through means of a mobile phone app. This is a critical service as if our ticket machine infrastructure fails there is still an option for customers to pay for parking which prevents us losing income. Additional information: The current situation in the market is that the National Parking Platform removes the need for councils to carry out a tender process to appoint a cashless parking provider. Instead, council can join the National Parking Platform (NPP) and access all cashless parking providers. This allows the customer to choose who they use to pay for their parking.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKM77

Delivery Location

Description: Perth & Kinross Council area

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Perth & Kinross Council
Id: GB-FTS-1263

Identifier

Legal Name: Perth & Kinross Council

Address

Street Address: 2 High Street
Locality: Perth
Region: UKM77
Postal Code: PH1 5PH
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Sam Flood
Telephone: +44 1738475000
Email: SFlood@pkc.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00372 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 01
Description: General public services

Organisation 2

Name: National Parking Platform Limited
Id: GB-FTS-179406

Identifier

Legal Name: National Parking Platform Limited

Address

Street Address: Chelsea House, 8 -14 The Broadway
Locality: Haywards Heath
Region: UK
Postal Code: RH16 3AP
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: +44 7760743533

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: Perth Sheriff Court
Id: GB-FTS-4111

Identifier

Legal Name: Perth Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address: Tay Street
Locality: Perth
Postal Code: PH2 8NL
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 096676-2026-PKC13697-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-179406
Name: National Parking Platform Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 096676-2026-PKC13697-1
Award ID: 096676-2026-PKC13697-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 21 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 305,375
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Perth · UKM77 · PH1 5PH · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM77

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

030986-2026award, contract · 2 Apr 2026, 14:49
096676-2026award, contract · 13 Oct 2026, 15:43

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Perth & Kinross Council recorded a £305,375 cashless-parking contract with NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED. The contract record states it was signed on 21 August 2026, but the associated lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are marked active.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded / completeEvidence: Process display_status is 'awarded' and source_status is 'complete'.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Both extracted awards are marked active.
Contract statusActive; signed date recordedEvidence: Contract 096676-2026-PKC13697-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-08-21.

91% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier records analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096676-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067c00
First published: 2 Apr 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 17:06
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED is the verified supplier named on both active award records. One active contract record is linked to award 096676-2026-PKC13697-1.

Market significance

The procurement concerns a mobile-phone cashless parking payment service, described as a resilience option when ticket-machine infrastructure fails. The buyer used a limited procedure without a prior call for competition, citing technical absence of competition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

2 supplier records analysed

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED

88% confidence

Award 030986-2026-PKC13697-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown · Active award

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The extracted award 030986-2026-PKC13697-1 is active and its supplier record is verified by exact-name match to company number 16282865.

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED

97% confidence

Award 096676-2026-PKC13697-1 · Lots 1 · 305375 GBP · Active contract record; signed date recorded

View supporting evidence

Award 096676-2026-PKC13697-1 names the supplier. Its linked contract is active, valued at GBP 305,375, and records dateSigned as 2026-08-21.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

94% confidence

Awarded / complete

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Process display_status is 'awarded' and source_status is 'complete'.

Award status

90% confidence

Active

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Both extracted awards are marked active.

Contract status

96% confidence

Active; signed date recorded

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Contract 096676-2026-PKC13697-1 is marked active and has dateSigned 2026-08-21.

Lot status

98% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 is marked cancelled in the tender data, despite active award and contract records.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

98% confidence

£305,375

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The active contract linked to award 096676-2026-PKC13697-1 has value amount 305375 GBP.

Value basis

95% confidence

Not supplied

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No value basis, pricing breakdown or individual lot value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

First published award/contract notice

98% confidence

2 April 2026

View supporting evidence

Release 030986-2026 has release_date 2026-04-02.

Contract signed

98% confidence

21 August 2026

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The contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-08-21.

Later published award/contract notice

98% confidence

13 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Release 096676-2026 has release_date 2026-10-13.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Cashless parking solution allowing customers to pay for parking using a mobile phone app.

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Process and lot descriptions describe a cashless parking solution for mobile-phone payments.

Service role

94% confidence

Administration of the National Parking Platform for the council's cashless parking solution.

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Lot 1 describes appointment of the National Parking Platform to administer the solution.

Delivery area

96% confidence

Perth & Kinross Council area (UKM77)

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Item delivery location states Perth & Kinross Council area; delivery region is UKM77.

Classification

98% confidence

CPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems

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Tender classification and item additional classification use CPV 48000000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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Procurement method is limited and method details state an award procedure without prior publication.

Published rationale

96% confidence

Technical absence of competition; the buyer states there was only one known supplier for the service.

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The procurement rationale classification is D_TECHNICAL and the rationale states there is only one known supplier.

Competition information

98% confidence

Bid count and evaluation information not supplied

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No bidder count, scores or evaluation results are included.

Prior market notice

90% confidence

The buyer states that a VEAT notice had previously been published.

View supporting evidence

This appears in the procurement method rationale.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Signed contract date

98% confidence

21 August 2026

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-21.

Start and end dates

99% confidence

Not supplied

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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.

Options

95% confidence

No options indicated

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Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Operational rationale

93% confidence

The buyer describes the service as a fallback payment channel if ticket-machine infrastructure fails, helping avoid lost parking income.

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Lot 1 description states this rationale.

Market-access model

90% confidence

The buyer states that joining the National Parking Platform enables access to cashless parking providers and customer choice of payment provider.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 additional information describes this model.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-067c00
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Perth & Kinross Council

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The buyer party and process buyer_name identify Perth & Kinross Council.

Buyer type

97% confidence

Regional or local authority

View supporting evidence

Buyer party classification is TED_CA_TYPE REGIONAL_AUTHORITY.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED (company number 16282865)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification reports an exact-name verified match, active company status, and company number 16282865.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

National Parking Platform Limited

View supporting evidence

The source party and supplier records use this casing of the supplier name.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No explicit contract end date, extension term or renewal provision is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lifecycle data

99% confidence

Lot 1 is cancelled, while both awards and the linked contract are active; the contract also records a signed date.

View supporting evidence

Lot status is cancelled; extracted awards and contract are active; contract dateSigned is 2026-08-21.

Multiple award records

98% confidence

Two active award IDs are supplied for the same lot and supplier, but only one is linked to a contract value and signed date.

View supporting evidence

Awards 030986-2026-PKC13697-1 and 096676-2026-PKC13697-1 both relate to lot 1; only the latter is referenced by the contract.

Missing commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: award dates, contract start/end dates, duration, lot value, bid count, scoring and pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

Relevant supplied fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The lot is marked cancelled while awards and the contract are active; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
Two active award IDs relate to the same lot and supplier, but the source only links the £305,375 contract to award 096676-2026-PKC13697-1.
Information not supplied in the published notice: award dates, contract start/end dates, duration, individual lot value, bid count, evaluation scores, pricing detail and renewal terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the supplier for PKC13697 Cashless Parking Provider?

The verified supplier is NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITED (company number 16282865).

What is the reported contract value?

The linked active contract record reports a value of £305,375.

Was the contract signed?

The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 21 August 2026.

Is the procurement lifecycle data consistent?

No. The lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract records are marked active.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

PKC13697 Cashless Parking Provider

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

National Parking Platform Limited

National Parking Platform Limited

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Delivery Location

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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