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TfW - C000732.00 - Welsh Bus Data Services

TRANSPORT FOR WALES

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Award

01 May 2023 at 07:54

Summary of the contracting process

The Transport for Wales (TfW) has recently completed a tender process for Welsh Bus Data Services, split into two lots: Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS) and Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS). The procurement method was an open procedure, and the main procurement category was services. The contract has been awarded, with Vix Technology UK Ltd winning the WBDS lot and Journeo Passenger Systems Limited winning the WBDCMS lot. The value of the contracts signed in March 2023 are £2,200,000 for WBDS and £2,800,000 for WBDCMS.

This tender for Welsh Bus Data Services offers opportunities for businesses in data services and software programming sectors to provide innovative solutions for improving and managing bus data in Wales. Companies specialising in real-time information systems, data storage, and transport-related services would be well-suited to compete. The contract awards to Vix Technology UK Ltd and Journeo Passenger Systems Limited indicate a preference for suppliers with expertise in data services and passenger information systems, aligning with TfW's priority to enhance bus services' quality and availability in Wales.

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Notice Title

TfW - C000732.00 - Welsh Bus Data Services

Notice Description

TfW is looking to procure the services of Supplier(s) for Welsh Bus Data Services which is split into the following Lots: - Lot 1 Welsh Bus Data Service - Receive, store, process and share operational and financial data about buses in Wales. - Lot 2 Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System - Manages public service messages, real time information and other content for transmission to display boards.

Lot Information

Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS)

The aim of the Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS) is to improve the quality and availability of information about buses in Wales for passengers, public sector decision makers, third party data services, researchers and other data consumers. The successful supplier will offer innovative and cost-effective solutions to improve and maintain data quality and will be capable of extending the service to support other transport modes and active travel if required. Examples of the benefits of this service will be access to real time prediction of bus arrival times for all bus stops in Wales and demonstrably secure systems and processes for handling confidential data used to support the planning of bus services. Lot 1 Welsh Bus Data Service will provide a system and service to receive, store, process and share operational and financial data about buses in Wales. This means TfW can use the information to inform delivery of bus projects and can provide data to third party apps for journey planning, to local authorities for contract management, to services such as the BES payment and reconciliation portal and to Welsh Government to help to inform policy making. This service will replace and upgrade the systems that Traveline use for bus data collection and management so that all parties can be assured of the quality of the data that is being provided. Lot 1 also has 5 additional option packages that Tenderers are required to bid and price against: - Option 1 - Managed Service - Option 2 - Analytics Package - Option 3 - Managing Data for Other Modes - Option 4 - Bus Operations Room - Option 5 - Integration with TfW API Gateway Further details and specific requirements can be found in Volume 5 of this ITT. TfW will evaluate these priced options as described in Volume 7 of this ITT but may or may not purchase them at the time of Award of Contract. Additional information: All ITT documentation can be accessed through the eTenderWales portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html) Project_50832 itt_96282

Options: Lot 1 also has 5 additional option packages that Tenderers are required to bid and price against: - Option 1 - Managed Service - Option 2 - Analytics Package - Option 3 - Managing Data for Other Modes - Option 4 - Bus Operations Room - Option 5 - Integration with TfW API Gateway Further details and specific requirements can be found in Volume 5 of this ITT. TfW will evaluate these priced options as described in Volume 7 of this ITT but may or may not purchase them at the time of Award of Contract.

Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS)

The Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS) will simplify the operational management of displays by implementing a standard interface with all displays which are compliant with the Real Time Integration Group's CMS to Display interface specification. An example of the benefits of this service will be giving local authorities the flexibility to procure the right display for the right location, confident that they will be able to issue public service messages across all the displays without having to procure and manage separate, proprietary content management systems from each display provider. Lot 2 Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System - will provide a means to send public service messages, real time information and other content to new displays procured from the associated framework and to existing displays where they can be upgraded to interface with the CMS. This service will interface with the Welsh Bus Data Service and will negate the need for individual local authorities to procure separate real time information engines and content management systems for their localities. Additional information: All ITT documentation can be accessed through the eTenderWales portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html) Project_50832 itt_96282

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c569
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012422-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48625000 - Open systems operating systems

48627000 - Real-time operating system software package

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48810000 - Information systems

48813000 - Passenger information system

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

72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72212000 - Programming services of application software

72212670 - Real time operating system software development services

72300000 - Data services

72310000 - Data-processing services

72320000 - Database services

72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR WALES
Contact Name
Procurement
Contact Email
procurement@tfw.wales
Contact Phone
+44 2921673434

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 4TH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

JOURNEO PASSENGER SYSTEMS

VIX TECHNOLOGY

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