Notice Information
Notice Title
CO0391 - Modernising Passenger Transport
Notice Description
Enhanced travel planning and Digital Demand Responsive Transport (DDRT) platform to replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, network planning and information.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Supplier will provide a Travel Planner which is available in two ways: (1) a web based Travel Planner, which will be seamlessly embedded on the TravelEssex website (www.TravelEssex.co.uk) and other websites. (2) a TravelEssex App, integrating the journey planning data in item 1 with DDRT in order to enable booking and payment for existing, and future, flexible transport services such as ECC's DigiGo service.
Renewal: This is a rolling contract term with contract review points as detailed within the tender documentation. Please note that the minimum contract term is 4 years and will continue on a rolling basis until termination as set out in the tender documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040bfe
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036449-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £703,500 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jan 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Ms Abbey Wellington
- Contact Email
- abbey.wellington@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 333
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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