--- title: "Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Contactless Toll Payment Soft Market Testing Exercise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL" published: "2018-06-15" --- # Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Contactless Toll Payment Soft Market Testing Exercise Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dad46bd-8686-4632-893f-1c459b2d05bb.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being conducted by Cornwall Council for the "Tamar Bridge & Torpoint Ferry Contactless Toll Payment Soft Market Testing Exercise", aimed at exploring efficient credit card services for toll payments in the South West region of the United Kingdom. This planning stage will culminate in an engagement deadline of 15 September 2018, with insights to inform a subsequent formal procurement process anticipated by the end of July. The budget for this exercise is set at £60,000, classified under bridge toll services. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses involved in payment solutions, particularly those specialising in contactless or integrated payment systems within transport infrastructure. Suppliers that can demonstrate experience in improving transaction efficiencies in high-traffic environments will be well-suited to compete. Ultimately, this soft market testing aims to gather information that will shape future procurement, potentially leading to a formal invitation to tender. ## Notice The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry operation would like to be able to provide efficient credit card services within the toll lanes for the 40% of bridge users currently paying cash on arrival at toll booths, and potentially on board the three ferries at its Torpoint crossing. The major barrier towards progressing this desire has been the significantly increased transaction times associated with chip and pin processing which would have significant impact on traffic flows given that each staffed lane currently processes 500+ transactions per hour during peak times. Through research of other concession arrangements within the UK and Europe, it is believed the most effective solution would be to provide contactless payment through an integrated terminal to their toll system. Therefore, TB&TF are looking to seek initial soft market testing information and associated outline costings to help inform the provision of such a service via a more formal procurement process for an initial estimated period of two years, with an option to extend for an additional one year. Any conclusions drawn from this initial exploratory exercise would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender exercise and participation in this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement. If you are involved in this area of service provision and would be interested and willing to assist in their assessment of the market, please read the content of the available Soft Market Engagement Document and then please complete the Information Requested in an appropriate format, on and within the Document, or via separate attachments, before returning it electronically, via the Due North Portal by 15:00 hours on Monday 9th July, 2018. TB&TF will use the questionnaire responses, any further supplier interactions and on-going internal analysis to help shape their vision and determine the option they may wish to pursue. This document is designed purely to inform and for information gathering purposes at this stage. All responses will be treated in confidence. You are not obliged to submit a return or even a full return and you will not be scored or assessed on your responses in any way. The information provided is merely being gathered to assist in a Soft Market Assessment of the potential for a suitably compatible contactless Toll payment system. As part of the ongoing information gathering process, we may consider holding some follow up supplier information exchange conversations to explore certain proposals further. TB&TF will decide who to engage with but it should be noted that this does not give any advantage, in relation to any potential future procurement exercise, to those invited over those not invited. To be clear, once TB&TF has determined the option to pursue, this will be communicated to all respondents to this exercise. Additional information: If the option involves going to market, this will be treated as a separate procurement exercise and advertised accordingly. As a result of this preliminary exercise, should TB&TF decide to undertake a further more formal Procurement exercise then this would be anticipated to be advertised to the marketplace by the end of July with an anticipated September contract commencement date. This early engagement opportunity is being advertised by Cornwall Council, on behalf of TB&TF which operates via a Joint Committee on behalf of Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council. Please note the background information document outlining the information required is only available via the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk portal under Project reference DN348182 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/deec9d50-d44b-4073-97f5-c35334cf04dc | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Sep 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £60,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL | | Locality | TRURO | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3AY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 63712311 - Bridge toll services ## Release History - 15 Jun 2018 at 13:29 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/deec9d50-d44b-4073-97f5-c35334cf04dc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/deec9d50-d44b-4073-97f5-c35334cf04dc 15th June 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.cornwall.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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