--- title: "Cambridgeshire County Council Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) - Soft Market Testing Exercise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LGSS" published: "2018-02-15" --- # Cambridgeshire County Council Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) - Soft Market Testing Exercise Buyer: LGSS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5acc7e52-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire County Council is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) - Soft Market Testing Exercise". This initiative focuses on the transport industry and is set within the regions of East Midlands and East of England. The engagement end date for this exercise is 23rd February 2018, and it involves a consortium arrangement with other local councils, including Peterborough City Council and Bedford Borough Council. The purchasing method includes a Soft Market Testing exercise aimed at assessing potential market solutions for the upcoming contract expiration due in February 2018. This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in transport solutions, particularly those capable of supplying, installing, and maintaining real-time passenger information systems. Businesses engaged in engineering, technology services, and software development geared towards transport management could find a suitable market for their offerings. Given the complex requirements of the project, collaboration among service providers could enhance competitiveness and innovation in their proposals. ## Notice This Soft Market Testing exercise is now Closed This is a Soft Market Testing exercise in relation to Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI). The present RTPI contract is a consortium arrangement which is made up of Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), Peterborough City Council, (PCC) Bedford Borough Council (BBC), Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC), Luton Borough Council (LBC) and Northamptonshire County Council (NCC), with CCC as the lead authority. This arrangement is due to expire in February 2018. There will be three main elements forming the consortium contract requirements: Supply and install of real time passenger information equipment; Maintenance of real time passenger information equipment; Back office journey time central system. The current system is based on a hosted solution. Please visit the LGSS Procurement Portal to access the documentation - www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4b13bd3-079f-4ad1-a6c0-afd39b138221 | | 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 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Nov 2016 | | 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 | LGSS | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB3 0AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Cambridge | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Cambridge | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 63712000 - Support services for road transport ## Release History - 15 Feb 2018 at 15:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4b13bd3-079f-4ad1-a6c0-afd39b138221 - 4 May 2017 at 14:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4b13bd3-079f-4ad1-a6c0-afd39b138221 - 4 May 2017 at 14:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4b13bd3-079f-4ad1-a6c0-afd39b138221 - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4b13bd3-079f-4ad1-a6c0-afd39b138221 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c4b13bd3-079f-4ad1-a6c0-afd39b138221 15th February 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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