Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the supply of a bus communications and information system and related services
Notice Description
Lot Information
Contract for the supply of a bus communications and information system and related services
In 2005 LBSL awarded a 10-year contract to Siemens for the bus communication system known as iBus (the Contract). The Contract was novated to Trapeze in October 2009, when Trapeze purchased the relevant business. In 2015, the parties agreed to extend the Contract from May 2015 for up to 7 years, such that it would terminate in May 2022. Please see the description given at section II.2.4 above for further details of the Contract. The modifications will extend the Contract on its existing terms for a period of 8 weeks and are required so that Trapeze could can continue to provide the iBus services while the procurement of, and transition to, iBus2 services is completed. Please see the description given at section VII.2.1 for further details of the modifications.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0333cd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011568-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
48 - Software package and information systems
51 - Installation services (except software)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
32427000 - Network system
34923000 - Road traffic-control equipment
34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment
44316400 - Hardware
48610000 - Database systems
48800000 - Information systems and servers
51611100 - Hardware installation services
63712000 - Support services for road transport
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72230000 - Custom software development services
72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services
72250000 - System and support services
72260000 - Software-related services
72310000 - Data-processing services
72320000 - Database services
72400000 - Internet services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £261,376,785 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 May 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 May 200520 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED ("LBSL")
- Contact Name
- Nigel Syratt
- Contact Email
- v_nigelsyratt@tfl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7780610285
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E20 1JN
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Stratford Olympic Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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"description": "As explained in section II.2.4 above, in 2005 LBSL (a subsidiary of TfL) awarded a 10-year contract to Siemens for the bus communication system known as iBus (the Contract). The Contract was novated to Trapeze in October 2009, when Trapeze purchased the relevant business. In 2015, the parties agreed to extend the Contract from May 2015 for up to 7 years, such that it would terminate in May 2022. TfL is competitively procuring the next generation system, iBus2, under PCR. The iBus2 procurement comprises two lots: the on-bus systems and the back-office systems (both of which are currently provided by Trapeze). TfL initially expected the iBus2 procurement to be completed before 2022. However, the iBus2 procurement has taken longer than foreseen and is still ongoing. Consequently, LBSL needed to extend the Contract term on an interim basis so that Trapeze could continue to provide the iBus services while the iBus2 procurement is completed. As a first step, on 27 April 2022, LBSL and Trapeze entered into an agreement to extend the Contract for a period of eight weeks from 4 May 2022, expiring on 30 June 2022 (\"the Short-term Extension\"). This modification notice relates to that extension. As a second step, LBSL and Trapeze expect to enter into a further agreement which will extend the Contract for up to a further 5 years (an initial term that takes the duration of the Short-term Extension plus the further extension to a total of 3 years, plus options for two additional one-year extensions) until May 2027 (\"the Medium-term Extension\") in order to allow for completion of the iBus2 procurement and an orderly and low-risk transition to the resulting new arrangements. The proposed commercial terms for that extension have recently been agreed with Trapeze and reflected in a binding offer by Trapeze capable of acceptance by LBSL during a limited period. The parties will enter into the Medium-term Extension if and when LBSL's acceptance of Trapeze's offer is approved following associated LBSL and TfL governance activities. LBSL considers that both the Short-term Extension and the Medium-term Extension benefit from the exemption for \"additional services\" that is laid down in Regulation 72(1)(b) of the PCR. The parties first needed to enter into the Short-term Extension for a period of 8 weeks, to ensure that there is no interruption to the provision of the iBus services. The Short-term Extension simply extends the terms of the Contract until 30 June 2022. The provision of the additional iBus services over an additional 3 years (the combined additional initial term under the Short-term Extension and Medium-term Extension), with options under the Medium-term Extension to extend for two further years, has become necessary for LBSL to ensure continuation of the iBus services while the procurement of iBus2 is completed and to enable an orderly and low-risk transition to the iBus2 services. The Short-term Extension has the additional effect of enabling LBSL's governance activities for consideration of and potential entry into the Medium-term Extension to take place. Running a competitive tender for a short or medium-term extension, ahead of completing the iBus2 procurement, would involve significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs for LBSL. It may also further delay completion of the iBus2 tender process. For more details of the reasons, please see section VII.2.2 below.",
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