--- title: "Development Partner to implement a Data Platform" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04851f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04851f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04851f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04851f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2024-07-26" --- # Development Partner to implement a Data Platform Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04851f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04851f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04851f.json) ## Summary West Yorkshire Combined Authority is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Development Partner to implement a Data Platform." This tender is focused on IT services, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support within the UKE4 region (West Yorkshire). The authority aims to improve its transport data insights to support bus reforms, mass transit, and future large capital programmes. Key dates include a future notice on 23 August 2024. The procurement process will address challenges related to data integration, governance, and analytics to create a 'single source of truth' for transport data management. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialized in IT services, particularly those with expertise in data platforms, integration, and analytics. Companies equipped to provide comprehensive data solutions, maintain high-security standards, and offer innovative data management practices are well-suited to compete. Engaging in this procurement process will not only provide direct business growth within the transport sector but also position suppliers as leaders in smart city and intelligent transport solutions. ## Notice West Yorkshire Combined Authority would like to invite interested suppliers to take part in this Pre-Market Engagement activity to support work on Development Partner to implement a Data Platform project. The main aims of engagement include: gaining market insights, understanding best market practices and shaping the final statement of requirements. T he Combined Authority seeks to improve its transport data insights to support Bus Reform and Mass Transit as well as future large capital programmes, but faces challenges due to a shortage of data, poor data governance, and lack of analytical capabilities. Data platform is needed to act as a 'data integration hub' which would facilitate provision and management of data from a range of different systems (internal and external) ensuring data security is maintained and establishing a 'single source of truth' approach. ### Lot Information Lot 1 West Yorkshire Combined Authority would like to invite interested suppliers to take part in this Pre-Market Engagement activity to support work on Development Partner to implement a Data Platform project. The main aims of engagement include: gaining market insights, understanding best market practices and shaping the final statement of requirements. The Combined Authority seeks to improve its transport data insights to support Bus Reform and Mass Transit as well as future large capital programmes, but faces challenges due to a shortage of data, poor data governance, and lack of analytical capabilities. For Bus Reform, accurate and timely insights into bus usage (such as passenger counts, ticket preferences, purchase methods) and travel behaviour (such as frequency of use and multi-modal use) are needed, which will require all bus data to be collated, stored, catalogued and analysed in a centralised permission-driven data platform. For the Mass Transit programme, a data management platform is required for data storage, reporting and analytics. Mass Transit programme data will be managed in a variety of different systems and tools, some of which will be managed by the Combined Authority and others by delivery partners. As such the data platform is needed to act as a 'data integration hub' which would facilitate provision and management of data from a range of different systems (internal and external) ensuring data security is maintained and establishing a 'single source of truth' approach. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023463-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 22 Aug 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 2DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE4 West Yorkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 26 Jul 2024 at 14:49 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023463-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84142&B=UK - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103257 - https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04851f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04851f.json.