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IST Innovation Partnership

TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH

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25 Jan 2021 at 16:32

Summary of the contracting process

Transport for The North is conducting a procurement for the "IST Innovation Partnership" aimed at fostering innovative solutions that digitally connect transport actors to promote greener, shared, and active mobility across Northern England. This procurement falls under the category of research and experimental development services and is currently at the award stage, having been marked as cancelled. The initiative employs a selective procurement method under the Innovation Partnership framework as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process involves two rounds of submissions, with the initial selection requiring a completed Selection Questionnaire from interested suppliers.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in technological innovations related to transportation, mobility services, and software development. Companies that focus on integrating digital platforms, compliance with industry standards such as GDPR, and those capable of delivering solutions aligned with sustainability goals will find this procurement particularly relevant. The need for innovative products that can operate within current fare and technology frameworks indicates a demand for creative and adaptable services in the UK transport market, making it an appealing prospect for startups and established firms alike.

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Notice Title

IST Innovation Partnership

Notice Description

Transport for the North is inviting requests to participate from suppliers who may be able to meet its need for an innovative product or service to 'Digitally connect transport actors to enable incentivisation of greener, shared and active mobility across the North of England'. Transport for the North is utilising a two-round Innovation Partnership procurement pursuant to regulation 31 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as it does not believe its requirements can be met by an existing product or service in the market.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Transport for the North and its members are seeking an innovative product or service to digitally connect transport actors to enable incentivisation of greener, shared and active mobility across the North of England. Transport for the North is utilising a two-round Innovation Partnership procurement pursuant to regulation 31 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as it does not believe its requirements can be met by an existing product or service in the market. The minimum requirements for the product or service are: -can operate utilising current fares and fare policies; -can operate with mobility service providers' current technology stacks; -must be deliverable within existing industry regulations, including Competition Act and State Aid law -must be capable of being fully compliant with Data Protection and Privacy (GDPR) legislation, and capable of being compliant with ISO27001 -Payment card transactions must comply with payment card industry standards, where utilised Transport for the North's challenge statement for this procurement is to meet the following: Digitally connect transport actors to enable incentivisation of greener, shared and active mobility across the North of England. In this context, 'transport actors' mean any component within a transport system, e.g. this could include but is not limited to travellers, employers, public authorities, commercial and non-commercial organisations, transport operators, vehicles, devices and systems; 'greener' means more environmentally sustainable and applies to either or both of 'shared mobility' (e.g. public transport, demand responsive travel, ferries) and 'active mobility', meaning human-powered mobility, e.g. running, walking and cycling. 'incentive' means a benefit provided to a traveller or other transport actor - this could include but is not limited to a financial benefit, time saving, accessibility benefit, or other in kind benefit. The procurement process will involve: -submission of a Selection Questionnaire from which down-selected suppliers will be invited to Round One. -Round One involves a virtual demonstration and written submissions of solutions, from which down-selected suppliers will be invited to participate in Round Two. -Round Two involves a period of funded R&D followed by a live demonstrator and submission of a tender specifying the suppliers' proposals in more detail. Successful supplier(s) may be invited to agree and enter into a contract for supply of the services, subject to successful approval of any allied business case to release longer term funding. The successful submission(s) will be a key component of the business case. Additional information: Please see procurement document: Additional Information

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d22
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001484-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Innovation partnership
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

30144200 - Ticket-issuing machines

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

30233300 - Smart card readers

48217000 - Transaction-processing software package

48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

48600000 - Database and operating software package

48810000 - Information systems

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery

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

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jan 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH
Contact Name
Simon Mahomed
Contact Email
ist@transportforthenorth.com
Contact Phone
+44 7741118219

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M1 3BN
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

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