Tender

Request for Information from Suppliers for Provision of Trials on Rail of Digital Pay-As-You-Go

ATOC LIMITED

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24 Oct 2024 at 09:48

Tender Notice
Planning

21 Oct 2024 at 15:30

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Rail Delivery Group, through ATOC Limited, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for technical suppliers to support the potential development of Digital Pay-As-You-Go (DPAYG) trials on rail during 2025 and 2026. This initiative falls under the railway transport services category and targets urban areas in the UK without existing or planned contactless card or smartcard-based PAYG schemes, using mobile phone location services and barcode technology. Key procurement dates include the end of the tender period on 21st November 2024 and a future notice date on 1st February 2025. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, and ATOC will conduct a Supplier Information Event as specified in the RFI documentation.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in transport technologies, mobile application development, and digital payment systems. Companies that can provide innovative technical solutions and have experience in large-scale transport trials are well-suited to participate. Engaging in this project could enhance your business's market presence and expertise in digital payment methods, facilitating potential future collaborations with prominent transport authorities and train operating companies in the UK. This RFI aims to gauge market capability and interest, prioritising suppliers who can partake in market awareness exercises before a possible formal procurement process begins.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Request for Information from Suppliers for Provision of Trials on Rail of Digital Pay-As-You-Go

Notice Description

Request for Information (RFI) for technical suppliers to support the potential development of Digital PAYG trials on rail during 2025 and 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Rail Delivery Group acting through ATOC Limited (ATOC) and working in conjunction with partners including GBRTT, DfT, and train operating companies, is seeking market information to support the potential development of plans to run a number of trials of Digital Pay-As-You-Go (DPAYG) on Mobile during 2025 and 2026. In this case, DPAYG on Mobile means using smartphone location services to help determine passengers' origin and destination. The potential trials would operate in urban geographical areas without existing or planned contactless card or smartcard-based PAYG schemes, and make use of existing barcode technology. The purpose of this notice is to establish the feasibility of the DPAYG trials and seek market engagement with potential trial suppliers. Full details of the requirements so far as relevant to this notice and the Request for Information are included in separate documentation available on request. This notice also acts to instigate the following: - to allow ATOC to reduce the tendering periods if a procurement exercise is commenced; - to provide advance notice to the market of a potential procurement activity to procure DPAYG Trials; - to provide an initial outline of the scope of services; and - allow participants to take part in a market awareness exercise, prior to the potential commencement of a procurement exercise. ATOC will hold a Supplier Information Event with those respondents who are interested in taking part. The Supplier Information Event will take place on the date specified in the RFI documentation. This notice does not commit ATOC to conduct the procurement exercise; tenderers who incur costs as a result of this notice do so at their own risk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04afc9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034424-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

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

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

30144400 - Automatic fare collection

34980000 - Transport tickets

60200000 - Railway transport services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Feb 2025Expired
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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ATOC LIMITED
Contact Name
Mark Earey
Contact Email
mark.earey@raildeliverygroup.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

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