--- title: "The Provision of Journey Planning Service for TfGM" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039a29" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039a29" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039a29.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039a29.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER" published: "2023-01-24" --- # The Provision of Journey Planning Service for TfGM Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039a29 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039a29) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039a29.json) ## Summary Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is seeking to establish a contract for the Provision of Journey Planning Service. This procurement opportunity falls under the services category and involves the creation of a UK-wide journey planning engine API, website interface integration, and analytics capability. The contract period is set to start on 3rd April 2023, with the tender period ending on 27th February 2023 and the award period beginning immediately after. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support to engage with TfGM. Companies with expertise in multi-modal transport solutions and data integration are well-suited to compete. The procurement process, currently in the tender stage, requires electronic submissions by the specified deadline. Businesses aiming to align with the Bee Network's principles of affordability, reliability, accessibility, accountability, and sustainability are encouraged to participate in this procurement process. ## Notice TfGM is looking to establish a contract for Journey Planner Service for TfGM Greater Manchester has set out its vision for an integrated transport network the Bee Network, which puts customer experience at its heart, including: Enabling seamless connections across walking, cycling, buses and trams. clear customer travel information and simple fares and ticketing. The principles of the Bee Network are to be affordable, reliable, accessible, accountable, and sustainable. To support the delivery of the Bee Network, we must not only consider how we integrate transport services but also how we serve our customers in a way that meets their needs and enables seamless, safe, and sustainable journeys. Helping customers to plan how to make a journey is a core part of the customer offer of the Bee Network. In line with our strategic objectives, the Journey Planning Service is also an important opportunity to encourage the use of Bee Network active travel and public transport modes over making a car journey. TfGM currently plans to provide a journey planning service on two digital channels; the Bee Network mobile app and the tfgm.com website. TfGM are seeking to procure: A UK wide, multi-modal, point-to-point journey planning engine API, enabling TfGM digital channels to send journey planning search inputs, and receive results containing options for how that journey could be made. A website journey planning user interface which TfGM can embed into its tfgm.com website. Integration of TfGM and national transport data sets. An analytics capability enabling TfGM to ingest Journey Planning Service data into a TfGM owned data warehouse or data lake. Ongoing support and maintenance of the Supplier System. The Bee Network mobile app is currently in development. The mobile app development team will build a journey planning user interface in the mobile app which integrates with the journey planning engine API. The tfgm.com website will initially embed the website journey planning user interface into page(s) on the tfgm.com site. It is anticipated that during the lifetime of the contract the website development team will build a journey planning user interface on tfgm.com which integrates with the journey planning API, from which point onwards the website journey planning user interface would no longer be required. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This will be a open procurement process run by TfGM. TfGM is looking to establish a contract for Journey Planner Service for TfGM Greater Manchester has set out its vision for an integrated transport network the Bee Network, which puts customer experience at its heart, including: Enabling seamless connections across walking, cycling, buses and trams. clear customer travel information and simple fares and ticketing. The principles of the Bee Network are to be affordable, reliable, accessible, accountable, and sustainable. To support the delivery of the Bee Network, we must not only consider how we integrate transport services but also how we serve our customers in a way that meets their needs and enables seamless, safe, and sustainable journeys. Helping customers to plan how to make a journey is a core part of the customer offer of the Bee Network. In line with our strategic objectives, the Journey Planning Service is also an important opportunity to encourage the use of Bee Network active travel and public transport modes over making a car journey. TfGM currently plans to provide a journey planning service on two digital channels; the Bee Network mobile app and the tfgm.com website. TfGM are seeking to procure: A UK wide, multi-modal, point-to-point journey planning engine API, enabling TfGM digital channels to send journey planning search inputs, and receive results containing options for how that journey could be made. A website journey planning user interface which TfGM can embed into its tfgm.com website. Integration of TfGM and national transport data sets. An analytics capability enabling TfGM to ingest Journey Planning Service data into a TfGM owned data warehouse or data lake. Ongoing support and maintenance of the Supplier System. The Bee Network mobile app is currently in development. The mobile app development team will build a journey planning user interface in the mobile app which integrates with the journey planning engine API. The tfgm.com website will initially embed the website journey planning user interface into page(s) on the tfgm.com site. It is anticipated that during the lifetime of the contract the website development team will build a journey planning user interface on tfgm.com which integrates with the journey planning API, from which point onwards the website journey planning user interface would no longer be required. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002159-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR GREATER MANCHESTER | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 3BG | | 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 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 24 Jan 2023 at 13:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002159-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.procontract.due-north.com - http://www.tfgm.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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