Official UK procurement notice
Bolton MBC - National Parking Platform
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£60,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to National Parking Platform Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Parking Operator Connection Contract is set within a wider contractual framework involving the NPP and various Service Providers who will facilitate payment processes for motorists at the Parking Operators On Street Pay and Display bays.
Expected cost to the authority is £5,000 per annum however the contract length is undetermined.
The NPP is the only supplier providing a service which aggregates service providers to enable visitors to Bolton to pay for parking with a wide range of parking apps.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 13:40 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079755- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eecdFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published4 Dec 2025, 13:40 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £60,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Parking Platform Limited2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2038Extensions: Contract can be extended yearly on review, no current set expiry date. | £60,000 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NATIONAL PARKING PLATFORM LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender