Tender

Provision of Bus Contract Monitoring System

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Tender

06 Jul 2021 at 17:22

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking a software provider for the "Provision of Bus Contract Monitoring System," which aims to enhance the management of bus contracts across the West Midlands. This tender is currently in the active stage and follows an open procurement method. The final deadline for submissions is at noon on 6th August 2021, with the contract expected to commence on 1st October 2021 and run for four years until 30th September 2025. The project specifically involves developing a system to improve efficiency and performance in bus service management, aligned with the authority's Bus Strategy and requiring quality and price evaluation at 70/30.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development, particularly those experienced in transaction processing and custom solutions for public transport or large-scale contract management systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to compete due to the specified need for a single specialist provider. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, companies that can demonstrate capability in managing performance measures, payments, and data integration will likely find this opportunity advantageous for growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Bus Contract Monitoring System

Notice Description

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is looking to procure a suitable software provider to develop a bus contract management system (BCMS) when its current arrangement expires on 30th September 2021. The BCMS is to deliver a more efficient and robust contract management system for the supported bus network across the West Midlands and will meet the requirements of TfWM's Bus Strategy. It will deliver full contract management from registration to payment, performance measures, KPI's, mileage data and all aspects associated with efficient bus service management and performance. It will also need to help with the process of operator payments. Operators submit revenue returns data at the end of each four-week period, as well as details of any lost journeys / mileage and the system will need to enable operator revenue returns data to be imported into a database and the operator payments to be calculated. A single specialist provider is required to provide the BCMS for TfWM over a contract period of 4 years commencing on 1st October 2021 until 30th September 2025. This tender is being evaluated on the basis of 70/30 quality/price and the closing date for submissions is 1200 noon on Friday 6th August 2021. If you have any clarification questions the deadline for submitting them is 1200 noon on Monday 2nd August 2021. In order to access the documents and submit a bid please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The tender reference is itt_970 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9d46c795-f196-4a75-a085-eb7979e4795f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1437716a-147b-4ad7-9a71-ceb457a20ef9
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72232000 - Development of transaction processing and custom software

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2025 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
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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