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title: "PRO1680 -Contract for the Design, Development, Supply and Installation of Passenger Stop Signs and the provision of related Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045223"
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buyer: "LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED"
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# PRO1680 -Contract for the Design, Development, Supply and Installation of Passenger Stop Signs and the provision of related Services

Buyer: LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045223

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## Summary

The public procurement process is led by London Bus Services Limited, involving a tender titled "PRO1680 - Contract for the Design, Development, Supply and Installation of Passenger Stop Signs and related Services" in the goods category. The procurement stage is the award update, with key dates in the document showing a contract period of 540 days starting from September 1, 2009. The tender is focussed on real-time passenger information systems, and the buying organization's contact person is Jess Denton located in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in supplying computer screens, permanent message signs, graphic display panels, variable message signs, display units, and display cases. Small and medium-sized enterprises, like Vix Technology Limited, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement aims at maintaining passenger information signs under the existing contract, transitioning to new suppliers, and installing new signs, providing a growth opportunity for companies in the information technology and passenger information services sector.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In 2009 LBSL (a subsidiary of TfL) awarded a 12 year contract to Vix Technology Ltd for the supply, install and maintenance of Countdown 2 (CD2) signs (the Contract). Vix Technology Ltd are responsible for maintaining circa 50% of the Countdown signs on TfL's estate, with the other signs being maintained by Trueform under a separate contract. In March 2023 the Contract was extended for up to 18 months. Please see the description given at section II.2.4 above for further details of the Contract. The modifications will extend the Contract on its existing terms for a maximum period of 18 months and are required so that Vix Technology Limited can continue to provide the Countdown 2 services, permit the Countdown 3 procurement process to be completed and allow mobilisation and transition to take place before the new suppliers take up the support and maintenance of the Countdown 3 signs. Please see the description given at section VII.2.1 for further details of the modifications. The modifications will extend the Contract on its existing terms for a maximum period of 18 months and are required so that Vix Technology Limited can continue to provide the Countdown 2 services, permit the Countdown 3 procurement process to be completed and allow mobilisation and transition to take place before the new suppliers take up the support and maintenance of the Countdown 3 signs. Please see the description given at section VII.2.1 for further details of the modifications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012116-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2009 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,898,918 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIX TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 30231000 - Computer screens and consoles
- 31523200 - Permanent message signs
- 31682230 - Graphic display panels
- 34924000 - Variable message signs
- 39133000 - Display units
- 39171000 - Display cases
- 48813200 - Real-time passenger information system

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2024 at 09:42 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012116-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:031605-2007:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://tfl.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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