Notice Information
Notice Title
Early Market Engagement - SOUTH YORKSHIRE BUS NETWORK PASSENGER DEMAND & LOAD INSIGHT
Notice Description
Following the decision in March 2025 SYMCA are seeking information from the market regarding third party passenger counting technologies. PLEASE NOTE; THIS IS A MARKET TEST EXCERCISE
Planning Information
Further details and the opportunity to respond to this market test can be found via ProContract: https://procontract.due-north.com Ref DN802720.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060350
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002078-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
30210000 - Data-processing machines (hardware)
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
- 9 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 20268 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- 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
- 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/002078-2026
9th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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