Companies news Latest developments from organisations across the profession Saba wins NHS contract NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has appointed Saba Park Services UK previously known as Indigo as its new national car parking management operator. The contract, confirmed for the next three years, will focus on making improvements to the overall customer experience for patients, visitors and staff using NHSPS car parks. NHSPS is a property owner and manager, adviser and service provider, helping to shape the NHS estate for the future. As a government-owned company, it says it has one goal: to ensure the NHS makes the right property choices to enable excellent patient care. Its portfolio is one of the largest in the UK, comprising more than 3,000 properties with 7,000 tenants across England. At a total value of more than 3bn, this represents about 10 per cent of the total NHS estate. The investment will include new and updated equipment, technology and clear signage to ensure user groups understand the new parking controls. Many users of NHSPS sites wont have to pay for parking, and the sites that do have the new machines will give customers the option to pay with cash, credit or debit cards, contactless, or by phone, app or website. Users of NHSPS car parks will now be given a 20-minute grace period for parking and Blue Badge holders will continue to be able to park for free. NHSPS facilities managers and Saba will identify a suitable solution based on a site-bysite analysis. It will be operated by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) or by manual enforcement carried out by a Saba-employed parking attendant. Martin Steele, chief operating officer at NHSPS, said: We are committed to working in partnership to deliver an improved user experience. We will roll out this nationally procured solution to all NHSPS-owned car parks that require a managed parking service. Andy Marr, Saba regional commercial manager, added: We are delighted to be working with NHS Property Services. Each site is unique and we are pleased to be able to provide the best solution to improve the customer journey. NHSPS properties range from listed buildings to award-winning, state-of-the-art integrated health campuses. Parking index reveals global patterns Parkopedia has revealed its 2019 Global Parking Index, with the aim of giving an accurate overview of the worldwide parking market. The 2019 report, released at the European Parking Associations Congress, offers an update on parking at a city and country level. For the first time, street pricing is included in the data, which was first analysed in Parkopedias 2017 report. To understand the distribution of pricing, parking density and estimated yield within a city, the report also looks at 25 key cities across the globe. Its highlights include: Cost of two-hour parking: Motorists will find cheaper parking on street than off street (for example, a parking garage) in most cities around the world. One of the few exceptions is Amsterdam, where off-street pricing is, on average, 24 per cent cheaper, reecting the citys stated policy of making the centre increasingly carfree. New York retains its position as the worlds most expensive city for short-term off-street parking, with Sydney in second place, and the two cities maintain a clear price separation above other cities. London and Tokyo are the only non-US and non-Australian cities to make the top 10 list for offstreet parking. Adjusting the prices for purchasing power parity shows a much greater proportion of the top 50 average off-street prices coming from cities outside of the US and Australia. Germany continues to have relatively cheap parking; as in 2017, the most expensive German city is Munich, ranked 88th globally. Cost of daily and monthly parking: The top three cities for daily parking fees in 2019 are London, New York and Sydney. Adjusting for purchasing power parity, Hong Kong, Moscow and Osaka break into the top 15 for daily prices. London, New York and Zurich retain their reputation for having the worlds most expensive monthly parking. After purchasing power adjustment, 11 out of the top 15 cities in this category come from Europe or Asia, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Paris, Seoul and Tokyo. Parkopedia CEO Eugene Tsyrklevich said: Parkopedia has revolutionised the way drivers search for and find available parking. Parkopedia provides the most comprehensive and accurate parking database in the world, which enables us to supply the parking industry, planners and the general public with deep insights and detailed analysis, captured in this report. To access the full report, please visit bit.ly/parkopedia2019 10 britishparking.co.uk PN Nov19 pp10-13 Companies News.indd 10 24/10/2019 12:15