Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Gate Lines and Platform Validators and Associated Installation and Maintenance Services
Notice Description
Sole supplier for the provision of Gates, Platform Validators, associated implementation and maintenance service and back office software. This procurement will cover all current and future stations in Wales and cross borders managed by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Transport for Wales Rail Limited (TfWRL) are proud to support Welsh Government's vision of a high quality, safe, integrated, affordable and accessible transport network of which the people of Wales are proud. To that end, we have successfully piloted and implemented Metro Train and Bus Services and PAYG ticketless travel in parts of South Wales. TfWRL is seeking to expand these services via the appointment of a single technology provider who can deliver the required hardware and software infrastructure. Our core objectives are to: - Standardise the technology being used at all stations that require ticket gates and/or platform validators. - Standardise the customers experience and staff operational requirements at all stations that require ticket gates and/or platform validators - Achieve a single back office process for all station based validation of ticket based journeys which currently includes Magstripe and PRT QR/Barcode paper tickets, QR/Barcode digital tickets, and Season tickets on ITSO smart card. - Ensure all ticketless journeys via PAYG are integrated into our existing 3rd party back office system. - Implement remote gate monitoring and management capabilities for staff to see and help passengers who are unable to pass through the gate. - Ensure that staff supporting customers at the gate line can open the gate safely and with speed and efficiency to avoid unnecessary queues and station overload. This includes remote web or app based services as well as physical gate based controls. - Provide a suite of essential operational reports, data integrations, and self-service style data extraction capabilities. - Ensure all interactions with the gate to set up, monitor, maintain, and use the gate are captured and are auditable and that gate ticket process rules are configurable as needed. - Provide appropriate solutions for stations with event based and seasonal swells. - Enable the development by TfWRL and our partners, a system of connected interfaces through modern APIs for station help and remote gate line functions. Decommission existing gate and PVAL infrastructure currently in place. Decommission gate and PVAL infrastructure upon exit of contract or at individual stations during the term of the agreement as befits the delivery of TfWRL station strategy.
Options: As described in the ITT. Variations for additional cope/volume.
Renewal: Provision to extend this agreement for a period of a further 3 years in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-148310
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148310
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F6 - Contract Award Notice (Utilities)
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
48 - Software package and information systems
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
30123100 - Ticket-validation machines
30233300 - Smart card readers
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48100000 - Industry specific software package
50317000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery
51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £25,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Aug 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR WALES RAIL LIMITED (UTILITY BUYER)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.help@tfwrail.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 2920720500
Buyer Location
- Locality
- RHONDDA CYNON TAF
- 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
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Pontypridd Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Pontypridd
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB497897
Provision of Gate Lines and Platform Validators and Associated Installation and Maintenance Services - Sole supplier for the provision of Gates, Platform Validators, associated implementation and maintenance service and back office software. This procurement will cover all current and future stations in Wales and cross borders managed by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd. -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP541242
Provision of Gate Lines and Platform Validators and Associated Installation and Maintenance Services - Sole supplier for the provision of Gates, Platform Validators, associated implementation and maintenance service and back office software. This procurement will cover all current and future stations in Wales and cross borders managed by Transport for Wales Rail Ltd.
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