Planning

Bus Franchising Network and Timetable Design Software (TfW)

TRANSPORT FOR WALES

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Planning

02 Oct 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for Wales (TfW) is planning the procurement of software for their Bus Franchising Network and Timetable Design. This procurement falls under the transport industry category and includes services specifically for designing and producing bus timetables. Located in Pontypridd, UK, the detailed procurement process is in its planning stage as of October 2024, with critical dates including the issue of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) in October 2024, the tender deadline by November/December 2024, and the contract award expected in February 2025. The contract is set to start in April 2025, ensuring a structured approach to acquiring software solutions for Transport for Wales' bus scheduling needs.

This tender presents extensive growth opportunities for businesses within the software and IT services sector, especially those specialising in transport and scheduling solutions. Firms with expertise in scheduling systems, data management, and customer information systems are well-suited to compete. The scope includes standardising the scheduling process, integrating customer information, and improving workflow efficiency. Interested suppliers will have the chance to engage in pre-market activities through various means such as "Meet the Buyer" events or written feedback requests, enabling them to align with TfW's objectives of creating a comprehensive bus network management system.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bus Franchising Network and Timetable Design Software (TfW)

Notice Description

TfW has an upcoming opportunity for the provision of software to support the design and timetable production for TfW bus functions. Details of the current scope of services can be found in the description section below. The purpose of this PIN notice is to alert the market to the upcoming opportunity and seek feedback on the current market capabilities in order to inform our procurement approach and scope.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Transport for Wales (Trafnidiaeth Cymru) (TfW) exists to drive forward the Welsh Government's vision of a high quality, safe, integrated, affordable and accessible transport network of which the people of Wales are proud. We are potentially seeking a technology partner to assist with the bus network development and customer information teams within TfW from design stage through to data generation for downstream systems. Our core objectives are to: - Standardise the scheduling/ timetabling system provision across TfW; - Ensure a primary system for bus is available for core TfW processes: network design, engagement, customer information, procurement, contract management, network performance, ticketing and revenue analysis and; - Improve workflows of the TfW teams to generate schedules for our programmes including Traws, Traveline Cymru, franchising, realtime systems and an upcoming multimodal digital customer system. We intend to undertake pre-market engagement with this PIN with the structure to be confirmed at a later date and Supplier will be given the full details. The structure can be via Meet the Buyer event, one-to-one sessions or written feedback request and will be open to all Suppliers that register their interest via email on SupplyChain@tfw.wales. Please note that this is only an early pre-market engagement, and no quotations or proposals will be accepted or reviewed at this stage. Notes and information from this engagement will be shared as part of the Tender Documentation pack when this opportunity is actually tendered later this year. The current anticipated timetable for the procurement is listed below: - Issue of Prior Information notice and pre-market engagement - September/October 2024 - Issue of ITT - October 2024 - Tender Deadline - November/December 2024 - Contract Award - February 2025 - Contract Start Date - April 2025 TfW is not bound by the above dates, and they may be subject to change. The aim of our PIN is to develop our workflow requirements and understand the market capability to supply core functionality at key points in the network development and customer information journey, including post-award activities in network performance and change management. This may include: - Design process and information available to users, - Mapping and timetable capability for both fixed and demand responsive services, - Scheduling options for diesel and alternative power vehicles, - Understand the user experience and file management process, - Utilising data to provide accurate schedules - Reporting capabilities - Data management - import and export functionality, including the publication of customer facing datasets - Scope to manage contract information and monitor performance of services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-144771
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=144771
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package

48332000 - Scheduling software package

48333000 - Contact management software package

48800000 - Information systems and servers

48813000 - Passenger information system

48813200 - Real-time passenger information system

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

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72212000 - Programming services of application software

72212332 - Scheduling software development services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Apr 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
TRANSPORT FOR WALES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
supplychain@tfw.wales
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 4TH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Pontypridd Town
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT492091
    Bus Franchising Network and Timetable Design Software (TfW) - TfW has an upcoming opportunity for the provision of software to support the design and timetable production for TfW bus functions. Details of the current scope of services can be found in the description section below. The purpose of this PIN notice is to alert the market to the upcoming opportunity and seek feedback on the current market capabilities in order to inform our procurement approach and scope.

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