Planning

Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI

CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Planning

28 May 2025 at 10:23

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 May 2025 at 13:55

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 May 2025 at 13:36

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 May 2025 at 13:34

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, alongside consortium members including councils from Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough, Luton, West Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire, and Milton Keynes, is conducting an early engagement exercise for a Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) system for buses. This exploratory stage is set to conclude on 13th June 2025 and aims to assess market capabilities for provision, installation, and ongoing support of an integrated passenger information system. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, focusing on software packages and information systems in the UK. The initiative is investigative, not competitive, hence participation does not guarantee any advantage in future tenders that comply with the Procurement Act 2023.

This opportunity seeks input from the market and aims to gather insights beneficial for defining a future tender. It offers business growth potential for organisations specialising in information systems, software solutions, and particularly those experienced in passenger information technologies. Ideal candidates include both SMEs and VCSEs familiar with real-time data dissemination and display systems. Companies interested in contributing to this information-gathering exercise can demonstrate their expertise in migrating data and display assets and potentially setting up a new framework for consortium members. Such participation helps shape future procurement offerings, although all associated costs are borne by the participants themselves.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI

Notice Description

Cambridgeshire's Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council. The RTPI consortium members are seeking input from the market for the provision, installation and ongoing support for a bus real time passenger information system. This will include migrating existing RTPI display assets from multiple providers into one system and exploring the provision of solutions other than displays to disseminate bus RTPI to bus users. At present, it is undecided if the local authorities will procure a new RTPI contract on their own or as a consortium. This may be a simple contract for the services required or the setting up of a new framework, similar to that procured before. Each local authority is currently assessing the pros and cons for the two procurement options and will confirm their preference in the next few months. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the RTPI consortium members in defining a specification, tender document and contract for the project. Each of the local authorities wishes to understand the current market position better via the questions supplied below. The same information will be gathered from all providers who have been invited to participate in the soft market testing exercise. Please note, this advert relates to a soft market testing exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise will be subject to a separate procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (published 24th February 2025) and involvement in the soft market testing does not give the consultant / contractor any advantage in the separate procurement process. All participants in this soft market testing exercise shall be responsible for their own costs in relation to it (including third party costs) and the RTPI consortium members shall have no liability to any participant. Register for opportunity here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login?ReturnUrl=/Advert?advertId=968d72fe-5432-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=94abd7af-5532-f011-8136-005056b64545

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf99a48b-ea2f-4a61-b172-13bdff417236
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

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48810000 - Information systems

48813000 - Passenger information system

48813200 - Real-time passenger information system

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Jun 2025Expired
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
CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE29 3TN
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
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
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Huntingdon North
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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