Official UK procurement notice
Places for London - Beyond Parking - Specialist Consultancy Services
Authority: Places for London Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of specialist consultancy services to support the next phase of the "Beyond Parking" programme across the Places for London car park portfolio. The services include innovation advisory, commercial development, data analysis, and deployment of a proven methodology to identify and activate alternative revenue-generating uses of car park assets.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 26 May 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 10:55 BST
- Authority reference
WS2974238633- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048517- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2e4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Prototypes Development
- Published justification
Direct award justification
- Prototypes and development
This contract is to be awarded under Section 41(1) of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on Schedule 5, Paragraph 2 (Prototypes and Development).
The requirement concerns the continuation and development of a prototype and innovation project already initiated by the contracting authority. The supplier has previously undertaken substantial work forming the foundation of the prototype, including research, modelling, conceptual development, and pilot implementation. The supplier holds unique knowledge, analytical methods, and project-specific insight essential to the continuation of the programme.
Continuity of supplier is required to preserve delivery momentum and ensure effective development of the prototype.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Transparency notice published26 May 2026, 10:55 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Zao Innovations Ltd.18 Jun 2026 – 17 Jun 2027 | £198,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- STUDIO ZAO INNOVATIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender