Notice Information
Notice Title
Track and Delay Reporting Software
Notice Description
Software and licensing that is integral to track and delay reporting throughout the rail network including passenger information.
Lot Information
Lot 1
An alerting service used by multi TOCS for passenger disruption An alerting service used by TOCs to provide service updates to their customers (i.e. the travelling public and their season ticket holders). This is an optional service and users visiting our client's web sites can register to receive email or in some cases, additionally SMS Alerts. A rail disruption messaging system Distribute information nationwide in seconds. Messaging includes free format and structured options whilst giving complete flexibility. Event and situation data can be rapidly entered with templates consisting of compulsory and optional fields, with sentences being built automatically out of the content. Customer Information Screen solution Staff disruption app used across operational staff devices Allows a combination of information and associated messages to downstream systems via a series of micro-services
Procurement Information
Northern Trains Limited (NTL) has an obligation to provide continuous real time travel management disruption data. There is no option to do nothing nor have a break in service given the importance, scale and complexity of the services delivered. There are grounds where NTL as public body could award a subsequent contract to a third party using the exemptions in Regulation 50 of the UCR. This exemption is provided for under the UCR Regulation 50(1)(c) which allows Utilities to award a contract where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier because competition is absent for technical reasons and where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. The absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Under 50(1)(c) of the regulations, the nature of the product is unique, and no reasonable alternative or substitute solution exists. The supplier owns copyright and the IPR in all the software and currently no other single software solution can be utilised to supply the crucial interfaces to all of the multiple third-party systems served. This contract extension will ensure business continuity as there will be no technical or operational disruption of the services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-049718
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027875-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48140000 - Railway traffic control software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,074,706 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Aug 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Steven Eccles
- Contact Email
- steven.eccles@northernrailway.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YORK
- Postcode
- YO1 6JT
- Post Town
- York
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE21 York
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, TLF3 Lincolnshire, TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent, TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- York
- Electoral Ward
- Micklegate
- Westminster Constituency
- York Central
Further Information
Notice URLs
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