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title: "250202 – Preliminary Market Engagement for a Car Parking Management Solution  at Queen’s Accommodation (Elms BT9)"
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# 250202 – Preliminary Market Engagement for a Car Parking Management Solution  at Queen’s Accommodation (Elms BT9)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250202-preliminary-market-engagement-for-a-car-parking-management-solution-at-queen-s-acco-ocds-h6vhtk-060a64). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "250202 – Preliminary Market Engagement for a Car Parking Management Solution  at Queen’s Accommodation (Elms BT9)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Car park control equipment, Car park management services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250202-preliminary-market-engagement-for-a-car-parking-management-solution-at-queen-s-acco-ocds-h6vhtk-060a64#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060a64`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250202-preliminary-market-engagement-for-a-car-parking-management-solution-at-queen-s-acco-ocds-h6vhtk-060a64#tl-md)

## Description
Queen’s is seeking to engage with suppliers to support a scoping exercise for potential replacement of the car parking management solution at Queen’s Accommodation Elms BT9 site at 78 Malone Road, Belfast.
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to gain a better understanding of the car park solutions available in the market, explore options for a specific solution at the Elms BT9 site, understand costs, and support a potential future procurement exercise. The PME process will provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to obtain further information on Queen’s requirements and also provide Queen’s with the opportunity to obtain feedback from the marketplace.  
Queen’s is not looking for supplier proposals at this stage, but would like suppliers who wish to participate in the PME process to express their interest by registering at our e-tendering portal which you can find at the link below. 
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home 
You can access the PME documents by searching “Tenders” – then “Current Tenders". Please complete and return the template form enclosed as Appendix 4 if you wish to participate in the PME process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34926000, 98351000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005608-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-22T10:01:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:01:09.545Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060a64