Planning

Improving Customer Accessibility

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

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Planning

20 Oct 2023 at 14:45

Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London (TfL) is in the planning stage of a tender process titled "Improving Customer Accessibility" in the services procurement category. TfL is seeking innovative solutions through market engagement to enhance the journey experience for customers with various impairments, focusing on personalised journey planning, end-to-end navigation, live updates, boarding optimisation, device connectivity, service continuity, and customer support. Potential suppliers are invited to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) to provide feedback on solutions and technologies, with key dates for expressing interest by 12th December 2023 and submitting MSQ responses by 15th December 2023.

This tender by TfL creates opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, IT services, and related products like transport equipment, software, and information systems. Companies with expertise in accessibility solutions, journey optimisation, and customer communications are well-suited to compete. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with TfL via the new sourcing system, SAP Ariba, to access the MSQ event and participate in potential trials for scaling innovative solutions in the transport industry.

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Notice Title

Improving Customer Accessibility

Notice Description

Transport for London (TfL) is focused on ensuring all customers experience a positive journey, including those with physical, visual, audible and neurodivergent impairments. This means seamless end to end journey completions and if a problem is encountered, these customers know how to continue their journey and/or access support. At this stage, TfL is undertaking early market engagement, by inviting potential suppliers to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) on improving customer accessibility. This MSQ is focused on seeking innovative solutions to potential trial and scale, particularly those which can overcome challenges experienced by our customer impairments. These include: * Personalised journey planning Information - to help customers plan their journey based on their access requirements, seating availability and crowd/busyness comfort levels. * Personalised end to end journey navigation - to help customers navigate through our multi-mode network (train and bus) which can differ by systems, technology, station layout, service providers, mode access and infrastructure. * Live journey updates - to notify and update customers of any changes to their journey in response to access for example, a lift and/or escalator suddenly becomes out of service. * Journey optimisation - support customer's to time their boarding on and off transport more accurately and locate seating faster. * device connectivity - allow customers to stay connected to applications where connectivity is reduced. * Service continuity- where the prime customer solution is down, customer cannot switch easily to a secondary solution. * Customer support - solutions which allow customers to contact TfL and communicate their needs to TfL. Please note that solutions should not be limited to tech or app-based solutions. This MSQ is seeking market feedback to: * Understand what solutions exist and ready for implementation. * Understand what technologies exist in other industries that might be applicable to this problem area. * Gauge suppliers' interest, capabilities, and capacity to engage in a trial. If you have any questions regarding this PIN please contact: v_chrismargarido@tfl.gov.uk TfL have recently switched to a new sourcing system, SAP Ariba, meaning that TfL's processes are now different to those that suppliers may be familiar with. The following instructions explain this new system and provide guidance on how interested parties will be able to communicate with TfL and access the MSQ through the new system. For help on registering on the SAP Ariba system and for checking if your organisation already has an account please refer to https://content.tfl.gov.uk/supplier-registration.pdf In case of registration problems please contact Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk Upon completion of registration, interested parties must inform the TfL lead via email (v_chrismargarido@tfl.gov.uk), in order that they can be invited to the event in Ariba. They will then have unrestricted and full access to the MSQ, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Any subsequent competitions shall also be run through SAP Ariba. Please can you express your interest by emailing v_chrismargarido@tfl.gov.uk by close of play 12th December 2023 to be gain access to the MSQ event. The last date that MSQ submissions shall be accepted is 15th December 2023.

Lot Information

Lot 1

At this stage, TfL is undertaking early market engagement: * Understand what solutions exist and ready for implementation * Understand what technologies exist in other industries that might be applicable to this problem area * Gauge suppliers' interest, capabilities, and capacity to engage in a trial. Depending on market feedback, TfL may seek to process to trial and scaling phase which would include further procurement information.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ddd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031085-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

48 - Software package and information systems

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

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


CPV Codes

34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

48000000 - Software package and information systems

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 May 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Contact Name
Chris Margarido
Contact Email
v_chrismargarido@tfl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
Not specified

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

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