Bristol City Council £6M Cashless Parking Market Engagement Notice
Summary
Bristol City Council has issued a preliminary market engagement notice for cashless telephone parking services covering the City of Bristol, with an estimated contract value of £6,000,000 including VAT over a five-year term (December 2026 to November 2031) extendable to ten years. The council is hosting a virtual supplier information event on 11 May 2026 from 1:30–2:30pm via MS Teams to brief prospective bidders on requirements and procurement approach ahead of formal ITT publication estimated for 18 May 2026. Interested contractors must register by emailing penny.sharp@bristol.gov.uk.
“Bristol City Council wishes to invite contractors to a virtual supplier's information event on Monday 11th May 2026 from 1.30-2.30pm.”
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What changed
Bristol City Council has published a preliminary market engagement notice under the Procurement Act 2023 for cashless telephone parking services in Bristol, with an estimated value of £6,000,000 including VAT and an estimated contract term from December 2026 to November 2031 (extendable to November 2036). The notice announces a virtual supplier information event on 11 May 2026 from 1:30–2:30pm via MS Teams as a precursor to formal ITT publication on 18 May 2026. Prospective bidders in the parking services or technology sectors who wish to participate in this £6M public procurement should register for the engagement event by the 11 May deadline. The engagement deadline of 11 May 2026 is the immediate action point for interested contractors.
What to do next
- Register for the virtual supplier information event by emailing penny.sharp@bristol.gov.uk
Webinar
- Date
- 2026-05-11 at 13:30 – 14:30
- Location
- Virtual
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Planning
Cashless Parking
- Bristol City Council UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-037305
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068a19 (view related notices)
Published 23 April 2026, 5:10pm
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Scope
Reference
DN814128
Description
Cashless telephone parking for the City of Bristol.
Total value (estimated)
- £5,000,000 excluding VAT
- £6,000,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2031
- Possible extension to 30 November 2036
- 10 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Parking services
Contract locations
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Engagement
Engagement deadline
11 May 2026
Engagement process description
Bristol City Council wishes to invite contractors to a virtual supplier's information event on Monday 11th May 2026 from 1.30-2.30pm. We recommend this event is attended by any prospective bidder.
The purpose of the event is to engage with the market in advance of issuing a formal ITT's by providing early information and background to our requirements and gain an understanding of the market capacity / capability to deliver the scope. We intend to discuss the scope of the procurement as well as providing an overview of the procurement and contracting approach. Time will be allotted for questions and answers and depending on questions asked we may follow individually with contractors.
Please register to attend this information session by emailing: penny.sharp@bristol.gov.uk
The event will take place via MS Teams with a link being sent further registration.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
18 May 2026
Contracting authority
Bristol City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWXH-3837-PDTD City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TR
United Kingdom
Email: procurement.support@bristol.gov.uk
Website: http://www.bristol.gov.uk
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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