--- title: "IST Innovation Partnership" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028d22" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028d22" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028d22.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028d22.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH" published: "2021-01-25" --- # IST Innovation Partnership Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028d22 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028d22) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028d22.json) ## Summary Transport for The North is conducting a procurement for the "IST Innovation Partnership" aimed at fostering innovative solutions that digitally connect transport actors to promote greener, shared, and active mobility across Northern England. This procurement falls under the category of research and experimental development services and is currently at the award stage, having been marked as cancelled. The initiative employs a selective procurement method under the Innovation Partnership framework as per Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process involves two rounds of submissions, with the initial selection requiring a completed Selection Questionnaire from interested suppliers. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in technological innovations related to transportation, mobility services, and software development. Companies that focus on integrating digital platforms, compliance with industry standards such as GDPR, and those capable of delivering solutions aligned with sustainability goals will find this procurement particularly relevant. The need for innovative products that can operate within current fare and technology frameworks indicates a demand for creative and adaptable services in the UK transport market, making it an appealing prospect for startups and established firms alike. ## Notice Transport for the North is inviting requests to participate from suppliers who may be able to meet its need for an innovative product or service to 'Digitally connect transport actors to enable incentivisation of greener, shared and active mobility across the North of England'. Transport for the North is utilising a two-round Innovation Partnership procurement pursuant to regulation 31 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as it does not believe its requirements can be met by an existing product or service in the market. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Transport for the North and its members are seeking an innovative product or service to digitally connect transport actors to enable incentivisation of greener, shared and active mobility across the North of England. Transport for the North is utilising a two-round Innovation Partnership procurement pursuant to regulation 31 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as it does not believe its requirements can be met by an existing product or service in the market. The minimum requirements for the product or service are: -can operate utilising current fares and fare policies; -can operate with mobility service providers' current technology stacks; -must be deliverable within existing industry regulations, including Competition Act and State Aid law -must be capable of being fully compliant with Data Protection and Privacy (GDPR) legislation, and capable of being compliant with ISO27001 -Payment card transactions must comply with payment card industry standards, where utilised Transport for the North's challenge statement for this procurement is to meet the following: Digitally connect transport actors to enable incentivisation of greener, shared and active mobility across the North of England. In this context, 'transport actors' mean any component within a transport system, e.g. this could include but is not limited to travellers, employers, public authorities, commercial and non-commercial organisations, transport operators, vehicles, devices and systems; 'greener' means more environmentally sustainable and applies to either or both of 'shared mobility' (e.g. public transport, demand responsive travel, ferries) and 'active mobility', meaning human-powered mobility, e.g. running, walking and cycling. 'incentive' means a benefit provided to a traveller or other transport actor - this could include but is not limited to a financial benefit, time saving, accessibility benefit, or other in kind benefit. The procurement process will involve: -submission of a Selection Questionnaire from which down-selected suppliers will be invited to Round One. -Round One involves a virtual demonstration and written submissions of solutions, from which down-selected suppliers will be invited to participate in Round Two. -Round Two involves a period of funded R&D followed by a live demonstrator and submission of a tender specifying the suppliers' proposals in more detail. Successful supplier(s) may be invited to agree and enter into a contract for supply of the services, subject to successful approval of any allied business case to release longer term funding. The successful submission(s) will be a key component of the business case. Additional information: Please see procurement document: Additional Information ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001484-2021 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Innovation partnership | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Jan 2021 | | 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 | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 3BN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 48 - Software package and information systems - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 30144200 - Ticket-issuing machines - 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies - 30233300 - Smart card readers - 48217000 - Transaction-processing software package - 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package - 48600000 - Database and operating software package - 48810000 - Information systems - 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems - 50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services ## Release History - 25 Jan 2021 at 16:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001484-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.transportforthenorth.com - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:237780-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://transportforthenorth.com - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=563623839 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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