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Spruce Database Upgrade & Support

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

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02 Apr 2019 at 11:29

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Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council has completed a procurement process for the upgrade and support of the SPRUCE Strategic traffic management software, with the tender titled "Spruce Database Upgrade & Support". This procurement falls within the information technology industry category and was conducted under an open procedure methodology. The tender period ended on 27 January 2019, and the awarded contract, amounting to £40,000, commenced on 28 February 2019 and is set to conclude on 31 January 2021. This project primarily targets suppliers based in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in software development and traffic management solutions. Companies with experience in traffic control technologies, particularly those able to provide support and upgrades for existing software platforms, may find this contract appealing. With the emphasis on adaptive traffic control strategies, both large contractors and agile software firms are encouraged to consider bidding for related offerings as the project continues to evolve.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Spruce Database Upgrade & Support

Notice Description

Sheffield City Council invites quotations to upgrade and support the SPRUCE Strategic traffic management software. The Council also invites quotations to provide a SPRUCE development engineer, which can be tendered for just as a separate item. This is a corner stone piece of technology to provide bus priority and other adaptive traffic control strategies across the city. Under the Department for Transport's UTMC research project UTMC01, "Selected Vehicle Priority" (SPRUCE), a prototype software tool was developed to allow engineers to devise and operate priority signal control strategies for selected vehicles. Operating on a PC, the tool triggers temporary changes to fixed time Urban Traffic Control (UTC) plans in response to external demands from detectors. The resulting data are transferred to a host UTC system for implementation via the host's communication network. Simulation tests and field trials have demonstrated the success of this approach within the Sheffield tram network. In 2003 Leeds City Council, who were the lead authority in the UTMC01 project, went through a full procurement process in accordance with European Union protocols to develop a re-engineered version of the prototype SPRUCE software, with considerably more capacity, speed and increased flexibility. TSEU Ltd won the contract to develop and market SPRUCE/STM. Leeds City Council has invested over PS250,000 on this project. Sheffield City Council has been a partner in this project since the outset and has been involved at all stages in the technical development of SPRUCE. In 2006 Sheffield City Council purchased from TSEU Ltd two Linux based servers both installed with the SPRUCE / STM software. Since that date the ITS Development team at the council have used SPRUCE to develop strategies to provide central bus priority and adaptive traffic control to over 250 sets of traffic signals across the city.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6e9e902-cd31-45a1-be81-ab42e01bd54e
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jan 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 20197 years ago
Contract Period
28 Feb 2019 - 31 Jan 2021 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 4PL
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

BR HALLWORTH

UNDERDOG SOFTWARE

Further Information

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