Tender

The Provision of Journey Planning Service for TfGM

TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER

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Tender

27 Jan 2023 at 12:23

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Tender

24 Jan 2023 at 13:38

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is seeking a Journey Planning Service provider as part of the Bee Network vision. The procurement, classified under IT services, aims to create an integrated transport network focused on customer experience. The procurement method is an open procedure with a tender period end date of February 27, 2023, and a contract period from April 3, 2023, to January 1, 2030. The total value of the contract is £400,000.

This opportunity offers SMEs a chance to provide a UK-wide journey planning engine API, website user interface, data integration, analytics capabilities, and ongoing supplier system support to enable seamless, sustainable journeys for TfGM customers. Businesses in IT services, software development, and Internet consultation sectors are well-suited to compete for this tender and contribute to the Bee Network's key principles of affordability, reliability, accessibility, accountability, and sustainability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Journey Planning Service for TfGM

Notice Description

TfGM is looking to establish a contract for Journey Planner Service for TfGM Greater Manchester has set out its vision for an integrated transport network the Bee Network, which puts customer experience at its heart, including: Enabling seamless connections across walking, cycling, buses and trams. clear customer travel information and simple fares and ticketing. The principles of the Bee Network are to be affordable, reliable, accessible, accountable, and sustainable. To support the delivery of the Bee Network, we must not only consider how we integrate transport services but also how we serve our customers in a way that meets their needs and enables seamless, safe, and sustainable journeys. Helping customers to plan how to make a journey is a core part of the customer offer of the Bee Network. In line with our strategic objectives, the Journey Planning Service is also an important opportunity to encourage the use of Bee Network active travel and public transport modes over making a car journey. TfGM currently plans to provide a journey planning service on two digital channels; the Bee Network mobile app and the tfgm.com website. TfGM are seeking to procure: A UK wide, multi-modal, point-to-point journey planning engine API, enabling TfGM digital channels to send journey planning search inputs, and receive results containing options for how that journey could be made. A website journey planning user interface which TfGM can embed into its tfgm.com website. Integration of TfGM and national transport data sets. An analytics capability enabling TfGM to ingest Journey Planning Service data into a TfGM owned data warehouse or data lake. Ongoing support and maintenance of the Supplier System. The Bee Network mobile app is currently in development. The mobile app development team will build a journey planning user interface in the mobile app which integrates with the journey planning engine API. The tfgm.com website will initially embed the website journey planning user interface into page(s) on the tfgm.com site. It is anticipated that during the lifetime of the contract the website development team will build a journey planning user interface on tfgm.com which integrates with the journey planning API, from which point onwards the website journey planning user interface would no longer be required. To respond to this opportunity please visit: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=091debb2-b89c-ed11-811e-005056b64545 where you will need to register and you will be able to view & respond to this tender.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fd155c1d-b82c-40da-99c3-2a969449e471
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0029664e-aae0-461f-8044-cae87b716194
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
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Apr 2023 - 1 Jan 2030 Over 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
TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 3BG
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
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
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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