Award

Design, Development and Deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jan 2020 at 00:00

Tender

08 Aug 2019 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, initiated by Aberdeen City Council, involves the design, development, and deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool tailored for the Aberdeen City Region. The project, classified under the "services" category and related to transportation, aims to integrate operational data into an interactive platform intended for launch by February 2020. This selective tender process, which follows a restricted procedure, is part of the EU-funded CIVITAS PORTIS project aiming to enhance sustainable urban mobility. The tender period has ended, with key milestones achieved and the award granted to Ember Technology Ltd on December 17, 2019, for a contract valued at £249,750.

Opportunities arising from this tender are particularly relevant for technology and software development firms specialising in transport solutions, data integration, and user engagement. Businesses with expertise in agile methodologies and experience in developing multimodal transport applications will find this project suitable for their capabilities. The focus on co-design and user involvement suggests that firms able to demonstrate high-quality technical capabilities and innovative approaches in transportation systems will be well-positioned to participate in similar future tenders that promote sustainable urban planning initiatives.

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Notice Title

Design, Development and Deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool

Notice Description

This commission is to design, develop and deploy an interactive multimodal journey planning tool for the Aberdeen City Region, which incorporates operational data sets into the journey planning process, ready for launch in February 2020.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Aberdeen is one of the several Living Lab cities for CIVITAS' Horizon 2020 PORTIS project aimed at encouraging sustainable urban mobility. Aberdeen City Council has begun to implement a transport strategy as part of the CIVITAS PORTIS to improve the city's transport system. The scope of this particular project is part of the European Union (EU) CIVITAS PORTIS Project and as such this procurement receives funding through the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under the grant agreement 690713. The EU is however not participating as a contracting authority in this procurement. This commission is to design, develop and deploy an interactive multimodal journey planning tool for the Aberdeen City Region, which incorporates operational data sets into the journey planning process, ready for launch in February 2020. The successful Tenderer shall subsequently design augmentations to this first iteration of the product by means of a co-design process. This co-design process shall be undertaken through engagement with potential users of the journey planning tool, across a range of transport interests and demographic groups, carrying out a series of at least two further 'design sprints' informed by this process. Design extensions to the core product shall be reviewed against the overall Civitas Portis project objectives, and the objectives of this specific measure, by the successful Tenderer. Following the delivery of these key milestones, the successful Tenderer shall assume post-deployment system management and support services for the tool. Further 'design sprints' to enhance the functionality of the tool will also be considered. In this respect it is expected that the successful Tenderer shall develop the journey planning tool using an agile methodology, with the first iteration of the core product developed in a manner which allows additional features of the tool to be developed and deployed in agile design 'sprints'.

Options: Bidders invited to Tender shall provide Day Rates per Staff Member for optional post-deployment design 'sprints', and subsequent functionality updates to the Journey Planning Tool, separately and clearly within the Pricing Schedule, along with estimated resource requirements for such 'sprints'.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Council

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000593582
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN376503
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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


CPV Codes

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

72212000 - Programming services of application software

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72246000 - Systems consultancy services

72266000 - Software consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£249,750 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jan 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Dec 20196 years 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cpscityshire@aberdeencity.gov.uk, jamewatt@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1467530600

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Midstocket/Rosemount
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EMBER TECHNOLOGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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