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title: "Smarter Travel Evolution Programme - Provision of Data Model and Software Environment"
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# Smarter Travel Evolution Programme - Provision of Data Model and Software Environment

Buyer: CITY OF YORK COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c087a6f-62f7-4b0e-ba28-278d73b52deb

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## Summary

The City of York Council is overseeing the procurement process for the "Smarter Travel Evolution Programme - Provision of Data Model and Software Environment." This project falls under the software package and information systems category, specifically within the transport sector. The procurement was initiated as an open tender, reflecting a commitment to transparency and accessibility for interested suppliers. The tender period concluded on 30 September 2019, while the contract is set to begin on 4 November 2019 and will run until 3 November 2026, with an estimated total contract value of £1,000,000 and a minimum budget of £600,000. Delivery is anticipated in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom.

This opportunity presents a significant potential for growth, particularly for businesses involved in software development, data analytics, and transport infrastructure solutions. Given the proactive nature of the project, companies innovating in technology-driven approaches to transport management would be particularly well-suited to engage in this tender. The emphasis on minimal research and development activities allows firms with established, effective solutions to compete favourably in this competitive landscape.

## Notice

CYC currently manages the live transport network through staff monitoring CCTV and social media feeds. The Network Monitoring Operators (NMOs) and transport engineers then manually implement new plans and signal changes to ease network issues. This is a time consuming and mostly reactive approach. CYC would like to adopt a more pro-active approach in monitoring and influencing the network in order to implement policy and incident management plans more efficiently. Strategic modelling, informing longer term business cases and policy, is currently performed by a separate team within CYC who operate within finite resources. The current strategic Saturn model and associated modules are at the end of their life and need replacing. This combination of limited resources and life expired strategic modelling capability drives the requirement for a replacement strategic model to be built, calibrated, and validated ready for use by the team. The Transport Systems Team within CYC has a history of endorsing innovation and continually seeking to derive maximum benefit from its existing highway infrastructure. It is within this context that the Smarter Travel Evolution Programme (STEP) began. The project was awarded PS2.8M funding through the DfT National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) in March 2018. The project stands out from other funded projects in that STEP proposes making the best use of existing highway infrastructure with predominantly technology, data and modelling based improvements. The majority of other NPIF funded schemes are "traditional" transport infrastructure schemes including road widening and junction improvements. Therefore STEP needs to be delivered with minimal research and development activities, to minimise risk and focus on achieving clear benefits.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b353a3f1-94e3-4998-a998-a9b78e6bdfd2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2020 - 1 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £821,976 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF YORK COUNCIL |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Micklegate |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WOOD ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 63712710 - Traffic monitoring services

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2021 at 07:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b353a3f1-94e3-4998-a998-a9b78e6bdfd2
- 10 Sep 2019 at 09:57 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e8bb8c0-b467-4d14-9df4-6e24f2413417
- 19 Jul 2019 at 15:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e8bb8c0-b467-4d14-9df4-6e24f2413417

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b353a3f1-94e3-4998-a998-a9b78e6bdfd2
  20th July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e8bb8c0-b467-4d14-9df4-6e24f2413417
  10th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=53a0c468-69a9-e911-80f8-005056b64545
  YORtender Procurement Portal Link

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