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title: "TfW - C000732.00 - Welsh Bus Data Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c569"
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# TfW - C000732.00 - Welsh Bus Data Services

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c569

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## Summary

The Transport for Wales (TfW) has recently completed a tender process for Welsh Bus Data Services, split into two lots: Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS) and Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS). The procurement method was an open procedure, and the main procurement category was services. The contract has been awarded, with Vix Technology UK Ltd winning the WBDS lot and Journeo Passenger Systems Limited winning the WBDCMS lot. The value of the contracts signed in March 2023 are £2,200,000 for WBDS and £2,800,000 for WBDCMS.

This tender for Welsh Bus Data Services offers opportunities for businesses in data services and software programming sectors to provide innovative solutions for improving and managing bus data in Wales. Companies specialising in real-time information systems, data storage, and transport-related services would be well-suited to compete. The contract awards to Vix Technology UK Ltd and Journeo Passenger Systems Limited indicate a preference for suppliers with expertise in data services and passenger information systems, aligning with TfW's priority to enhance bus services' quality and availability in Wales.

## Notice

TfW is looking to procure the services of Supplier(s) for Welsh Bus Data Services which is split into the following Lots: - Lot 1 Welsh Bus Data Service - Receive, store, process and share operational and financial data about buses in Wales. - Lot 2 Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System - Manages public service messages, real time information and other content for transmission to display boards.

### Lot Information

Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS)

The aim of the Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS) is to improve the quality and availability of information about buses in Wales for passengers, public sector decision makers, third party data services, researchers and other data consumers. The successful supplier will offer innovative and cost-effective solutions to improve and maintain data quality and will be capable of extending the service to support other transport modes and active travel if required. Examples of the benefits of this service will be access to real time prediction of bus arrival times for all bus stops in Wales and demonstrably secure systems and processes for handling confidential data used to support the planning of bus services. Lot 1 Welsh Bus Data Service will provide a system and service to receive, store, process and share operational and financial data about buses in Wales. This means TfW can use the information to inform delivery of bus projects and can provide data to third party apps for journey planning, to local authorities for contract management, to services such as the BES payment and reconciliation portal and to Welsh Government to help to inform policy making. This service will replace and upgrade the systems that Traveline use for bus data collection and management so that all parties can be assured of the quality of the data that is being provided. Lot 1 also has 5 additional option packages that Tenderers are required to bid and price against: - Option 1 - Managed Service - Option 2 - Analytics Package - Option 3 - Managing Data for Other Modes - Option 4 - Bus Operations Room - Option 5 - Integration with TfW API Gateway Further details and specific requirements can be found in Volume 5 of this ITT. TfW will evaluate these priced options as described in Volume 7 of this ITT but may or may not purchase them at the time of Award of Contract. Additional information: All ITT documentation can be accessed through the eTenderWales portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html) Project_50832 itt_96282

Options: Lot 1 also has 5 additional option packages that Tenderers are required to bid and price against: - Option 1 - Managed Service - Option 2 - Analytics Package - Option 3 - Managing Data for Other Modes - Option 4 - Bus Operations Room - Option 5 - Integration with TfW API Gateway Further details and specific requirements can be found in Volume 5 of this ITT. TfW will evaluate these priced options as described in Volume 7 of this ITT but may or may not purchase them at the time of Award of Contract.

Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS)

The Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS) will simplify the operational management of displays by implementing a standard interface with all displays which are compliant with the Real Time Integration Group's CMS to Display interface specification. An example of the benefits of this service will be giving local authorities the flexibility to procure the right display for the right location, confident that they will be able to issue public service messages across all the displays without having to procure and manage separate, proprietary content management systems from each display provider. Lot 2 Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System - will provide a means to send public service messages, real time information and other content to new displays procured from the associated framework and to existing displays where they can be upgraded to interface with the CMS. This service will interface with the Welsh Bus Data Service and will negate the need for individual local authorities to procure separate real time information engines and content management systems for their localities. Additional information: All ITT documentation can be accessed through the eTenderWales portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html) Project_50832 itt_96282

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012422-2023 |
| 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 | 1 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR WALES |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 4TH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Pontypridd Town |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | JOURNEO PASSENGER SYSTEMS; VIX TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48625000 - Open systems operating systems
- 48627000 - Real-time operating system software package
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 48810000 - Information systems
- 48813000 - Passenger information system
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72212000 - Programming services of application software
- 72212670 - Real time operating system software development services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
- 72320000 - Database services
- 72330000 - Content or data standardization and classification services

## Release History

- 1 May 2023 at 07:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012422-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:123005-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://tfw.wales/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA50685

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