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Published 16 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PME - Cashless Parking Solution

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Planned pipeline value£860,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is aiming to procure a solution which will deliver and future proof the current functionality and additionally to provide flexibility to exploit the use of new technology, where this provides benefit to the business, in relation to putting in place an option to pay by phone using an app and phone based digital parking payments system for on and off street parking spaces.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
Last source update
16 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
Authority reference
DDT1148
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040608
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05608b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
  2. Market engagement
    29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Objectives of the Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise are to:

     gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion;

     provide confidence around viability of concept;

     gain insight to the market possibilities and potential innovative solutions;

     understand risks and issues not previously considered;

     inform the Outline Business Case;

     inform the Procurement Strategy; and

     prevent the Council from advertising an unachievable project at UK e-notification service www.find-tender.service.gov.uk ↗ stage.

  3. Tender notice expected392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts211 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 15:43 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall (4th Floor), Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure