Notice Information
Notice Title
Demand Responsive Transport Pilot
Notice Description
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority are seeking an organisation to supply and operate the software for and run a pilot for a Demand Responsive Transport scheme across Rotherham and Doncaster. The successful bidder will also be required to supply the vehicles and drivers as part of the requirement.
Planning Information
Date: Wednesday 26th November 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: MS Teams 10:00-11:00: SYMCA to talk through an introduction & Background to the works and to present a slide deck to potential suppliers. 11:00-12:00: Q&A for potential providers. Please confirm your attendance by replying to the e-mail address provided below before 12 noon on 21st November 2025. Contracting Authority South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA): Email: Bethany.Lund@SouthYorkshire-ca.gov.uk Website: https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e240
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009713-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons
72511000 - Network management software services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYORAL COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Jill Smith
- Contact Email
- jill.smith@southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 (0) 114 220 3400
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2BQ
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE3 South Yorkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009713-2026
3rd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074308-2025
17th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com
All tender documents can be found via ProContract. The ref is: DN802473
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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