--- title: "Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2025-05-28" --- # Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7a4c6465-35fe-4b08-b1ec-6149057862bf.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, alongside consortium members including councils from Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough, Luton, West Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire, and Milton Keynes, is conducting an early engagement exercise for a Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) system for buses. This exploratory stage is set to conclude on 13th June 2025 and aims to assess market capabilities for provision, installation, and ongoing support of an integrated passenger information system. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, focusing on software packages and information systems in the UK. The initiative is investigative, not competitive, hence participation does not guarantee any advantage in future tenders that comply with the Procurement Act 2023. This opportunity seeks input from the market and aims to gather insights beneficial for defining a future tender. It offers business growth potential for organisations specialising in information systems, software solutions, and particularly those experienced in passenger information technologies. Ideal candidates include both SMEs and VCSEs familiar with real-time data dissemination and display systems. Companies interested in contributing to this information-gathering exercise can demonstrate their expertise in migrating data and display assets and potentially setting up a new framework for consortium members. Such participation helps shape future procurement offerings, although all associated costs are borne by the participants themselves. ## Notice Cambridgeshire's Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council. The RTPI consortium members are seeking input from the market for the provision, installation and ongoing support for a bus real time passenger information system. This will include migrating existing RTPI display assets from multiple providers into one system and exploring the provision of solutions other than displays to disseminate bus RTPI to bus users. At present, it is undecided if the local authorities will procure a new RTPI contract on their own or as a consortium. This may be a simple contract for the services required or the setting up of a new framework, similar to that procured before. Each local authority is currently assessing the pros and cons for the two procurement options and will confirm their preference in the next few months. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the RTPI consortium members in defining a specification, tender document and contract for the project. Each of the local authorities wishes to understand the current market position better via the questions supplied below. The same information will be gathered from all providers who have been invited to participate in the soft market testing exercise. Please note, this advert relates to a soft market testing exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise will be subject to a separate procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (published 24th February 2025) and involvement in the soft market testing does not give the consultant / contractor any advantage in the separate procurement process. All participants in this soft market testing exercise shall be responsible for their own costs in relation to it (including third party costs) and the RTPI consortium members shall have no liability to any participant. Register for opportunity here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login?ReturnUrl=/Advert?advertId=968d72fe-5432-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=94abd7af-5532-f011-8136-005056b64545 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf99a48b-ea2f-4a61-b172-13bdff417236 | | 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 | 28 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Jun 2025 | | 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 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 3TN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | 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 - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 48810000 - Information systems - 48813000 - Passenger information system - 48813200 - Real-time passenger information system ## Release History - 28 May 2025 at 10:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf99a48b-ea2f-4a61-b172-13bdff417236 - 16 May 2025 at 13:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38b489bf-d916-4a95-822c-936cbf4e327a - 16 May 2025 at 13:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ae0d9ee-1482-4eba-98d3-7fb6a4e35e92 - 16 May 2025 at 13:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad964dbc-6a0d-41f4-a811-26fb2249700f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf99a48b-ea2f-4a61-b172-13bdff417236 28th May 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38b489bf-d916-4a95-822c-936cbf4e327a 16th May 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ae0d9ee-1482-4eba-98d3-7fb6a4e35e92 16th May 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ad964dbc-6a0d-41f4-a811-26fb2249700f 16th May 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login?ReturnUrl=/Advert?advertId=968d72fe-5432-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=94abd7af-5532-f011-8136-005056b64545 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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