Planning

Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of Combined PatOps and Taxi Brokerage System

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

10 May 2024 at 14:14

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Leicester City Council is seeking market intelligence for the provision of a Combined PatOps and Taxi Brokerage System. The procurement process has just started in the planning stage, with a deadline for market engagement set for 29th May 2024. This opportunity falls under the industry category of Software package and information systems and is located in England, United Kingdom. For further details, interested parties can visit Leicester City Council's website.

This procurement process by the Leicester City Council presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in software solutions and information systems. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete in this upcoming tender. By providing innovative solutions for improved transport planning and efficiency, businesses can contribute to the significant change programme aiming to enhance service delivery and reduce costs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of Combined PatOps and Taxi Brokerage System

Notice Description

Leicester City Council ("the Council") are commencing a formal process to obtain market intelligence on offerings in the market on both commercial off the shelf solutions as well as any build offerings in the MS Power platform (or alternate) in relation to Passenger Transport & Taxi Brokerage. There is an extensive change programme underway to reduce the reliance on taxis for those who are eligible for SEND Transport. This will result in a radical shift in the required planning for journeys, with Post 16 SEND Transport potentially being withdrawn for over 400 students. The value of the post-16 journeys is over PS4m and there is a PS3m savings target attached to the implementation of the Home to School and College Travel Policy (leicester.gov.uk) at the start of the 2024/2025 academic year. As part of the change programme opportunities for improvements, efficiencies and greater systems integration has been identified. There are likely to be opportunities for additional spaces to be filled on buses whilst reducing taxi reliance. In addition, children and young people travelling later in the day could mean that the same bus undertakes more than one journey. This could in principle reduce the number of taxis to schools where there is a longstanding history of residential complaints due to the number of taxi's causing congestion. Passenger Transport (PatOps) currently undertake manual planning of routes for vehicles (predominantly buses) and have heavily paper based systems of operation. Excel spreadsheets are sometimes used by members of staff to record journey information and monitor attendance, although this is not accessible by all staff and many 'local' spreadsheets are utilised. This increases risk of data loss. The team currently use four separate systems to manage the process of taxi brokerage. They state that there are significant weaknesses in the efficiency of service delivery, and identification / reporting of need, usage, performance and financial spend. To view the documentation for this opportunity please use the link provided in the Other Information section.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ccd121-1a3b-4eb0-a449-fa5b4713ef21
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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