--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of Combined PatOps and Taxi Brokerage System" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-10" --- # Pre-Market Engagement for the provision of Combined PatOps and Taxi Brokerage System Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-53fc0fef-a461-40c7-b4a9-d540d0390c6d.json) ## Summary The Leicester City Council is seeking market intelligence for the provision of a Combined PatOps and Taxi Brokerage System. The procurement process has just started in the planning stage, with a deadline for market engagement set for 29th May 2024. This opportunity falls under the industry category of Software package and information systems and is located in England, United Kingdom. For further details, interested parties can visit Leicester City Council's website. This procurement process by the Leicester City Council presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in software solutions and information systems. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete in this upcoming tender. By providing innovative solutions for improved transport planning and efficiency, businesses can contribute to the significant change programme aiming to enhance service delivery and reduce costs. ## Notice Leicester City Council ("the Council") are commencing a formal process to obtain market intelligence on offerings in the market on both commercial off the shelf solutions as well as any build offerings in the MS Power platform (or alternate) in relation to Passenger Transport & Taxi Brokerage. There is an extensive change programme underway to reduce the reliance on taxis for those who are eligible for SEND Transport. This will result in a radical shift in the required planning for journeys, with Post 16 SEND Transport potentially being withdrawn for over 400 students. The value of the post-16 journeys is over PS4m and there is a PS3m savings target attached to the implementation of the Home to School and College Travel Policy (leicester.gov.uk) at the start of the 2024/2025 academic year. As part of the change programme opportunities for improvements, efficiencies and greater systems integration has been identified. There are likely to be opportunities for additional spaces to be filled on buses whilst reducing taxi reliance. In addition, children and young people travelling later in the day could mean that the same bus undertakes more than one journey. This could in principle reduce the number of taxis to schools where there is a longstanding history of residential complaints due to the number of taxi's causing congestion. Passenger Transport (PatOps) currently undertake manual planning of routes for vehicles (predominantly buses) and have heavily paper based systems of operation. Excel spreadsheets are sometimes used by members of staff to record journey information and monitor attendance, although this is not accessible by all staff and many 'local' spreadsheets are utilised. This increases risk of data loss. The team currently use four separate systems to manage the process of taxi brokerage. They state that there are significant weaknesses in the efficiency of service delivery, and identification / reporting of need, usage, performance and financial spend. To view the documentation for this opportunity please use the link provided in the Other Information section. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ccd121-1a3b-4eb0-a449-fa5b4713ef21 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 May 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems ## Release History - 10 May 2024 at 14:14 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ccd121-1a3b-4eb0-a449-fa5b4713ef21 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43ccd121-1a3b-4eb0-a449-fa5b4713ef21 10th May 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=343e94c4-d40e-ef11-812b-005056b64545 To view the documentation for this opportunity please use the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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