Planning

Commonwealth Games Park & Ride and Park & Walk booking platform

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Planning

27 Apr 2021 at 17:05

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority is planning a tender for the "Commonwealth Games Park & Ride and Park & Walk booking platform." This initiative aims to facilitate the booking process and purchase of parking tickets at designated sites during the Commonwealth Games. With a focus on Computer platforms, the procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a key milestone of market engagement ending on 14th May 2021. Interested parties can access additional details and submit their interest through BravoSolution, as well as participate in an online session scheduled for 7th May 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in online ticketing systems, software development, and innovative digital solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as their expertise may align well with the requirements outlined by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). By participating in this market sounding exercise, suppliers can inform the project scope and potentially influence the procurement outcome, thus enhancing their business prospects in delivering innovative transport solutions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Commonwealth Games Park & Ride and Park & Walk booking platform

Notice Description

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), wishes to engage with suppliers through a market testing exercise to understand what the market has to offer in regard to a booking platform to facilitate the booking process and purchase of parking tickets at Park & Ride / Park & Walk sites during the Commonwealth Games. We are interested to learn about innovative ideas and solutions that can be provided by a platform provider to ensure the successful delivery of P&R/W sites. This may be of interest to providers who have relevant interest in hosting and building online ticketing/booking systems/platforms and software development specialists that have designed and built similar platforms to provide tickets at venues or car parks. For those booking platform providers, this market sounding exercise is an opportunity to: - Inform TfWM of the relevant services, technology and delivery models that can be used to deliver a booking platform for CWG spectators wanting to book a PR/W service; and, - Use the feedback from the market to shape the procurement scope and approach In order to access the supporting documents and submit your interest please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The PQQ includes further information on this requirement and the reference is pqq_139. If you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so. If the project is of interest could you please complete the Questionnaire contained in the PQQ by 1700 on Friday 14th May 2021. TfWM are hosting an online session to go through the requirements and for potential bidders to ask questions prior to the submission date. The session will take place on Friday 7th May 2021 at 1300. If this is of interest, please see the PQQ for further details and how to register to attend.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/110dcd53-0d14-4600-87ce-01096caf9992
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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30211300 - Computer platforms

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 May 2021Expired
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
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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