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title: "Transforming RTI in the West Midlands"
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# Transforming RTI in the West Midlands

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02952f

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority has successfully completed the tender titled "Transforming RTI in the West Midlands," aiming to enhance real-time information services for bus customers in the region. This project falls under the services industry, specifically focusing on real time operating system software development. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, with the contract valued at £1,000,000, signed on 22 February 2021. The relevant location for this initiative is Birmingham, UK, and it has previously witnessed a competitive environment with seven bids submitted.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in software development, particularly in real-time information systems and data analytics. Companies that can deliver advanced predictive analytics and operational solutions would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts. Engaging in this programme could enable businesses to contribute to important regional transport improvements, potentially leading to increased bus patronage and enhanced public health outcomes in a region where eight out of ten journeys are made by bus.

## Notice

The primary aim of the Transforming Real Time Information programme in the West Midlands is to build on WMCA's success as a pioneer in the delivery of real time information (RTI) to bus customers by transforming - harmonising and modernising - its current RTI Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Recognising all the challenges of maintaining a complex Service, WMCA commissioned an Options Report to explore various options for improving bus RTI. This has since been developed into an architectural design and technical specification for a specific element of this service, namely "The System" which comprises a Data Hub, Prediction Engine and analysis tool, which is detailed in this ITT. WMCA's vision is to use the outputs of the T-RTI Service to boost confidence further in bus transport to increase bus patronage in the Region. This is key to WMCA's policies of reducing congestion and improving air quality in the Region. Eight out of ten of the Region's journeys are made by bus, representing a total of 259 million bus journeys each year. These journeys are provided by 30 bus operators with vehicle fleets that travel 72 million vehicle miles each year. WMCA seeks to achieve the following objectives: * Increase the ability of journey makers to make optimal journey choices based on reliable bus journey times in order to keep the West Midlands moving, boost the regional economy and improve public health. * Improve the quality and accuracy timetable, running board, journey matching and bus time predictions against published timetables from all participating bus operators in the Region. * Conduct real-time and historic data analyses based on stored bus journey time data and use predictive analytics to deliver reliable operational and planning decisions and journey choices; * Help transform WMCA's Regional Transport Control Centre (RTCC) into a transport operations nerve centre.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003527-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 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 | £1,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B19 3SD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ITO WORLD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72212670 - Real time operating system software development services

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003527-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wmca.org.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:440806-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

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