--- title: "Bus Real Time Passenger Information (BRTPI) and Bus Traffic Light Priority (BTLP) system - Supplier Engagement Day" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-21" --- # Bus Real Time Passenger Information (BRTPI) and Bus Traffic Light Priority (BTLP) system - Supplier Engagement Day Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04e61a.json) ## Summary Plymouth City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for implementing a new Bus Real Time Passenger Information (BRTPI) and Bus Traffic Light Priority (BTLP) system. The procurement activity, classified under the CPV code 72212670 for real-time operating system software development services, is scheduled to begin with a Supplier Engagement Day on 20th March 2025 at the council offices in Plymouth. Interested suppliers must confirm their participation by 17:00 on 13th March 2025 through the Council's Procurement Portal. This early market engagement aims to explore technological solutions, gauge market interest, and refine council requirements. Subsequent formal procurement notices are to be expected from the council, with the potential contract envisaged to be for a term of 7 years, including extensions based on performance. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in real-time system software development, traffic control services, and transport services. The engagement day allows suppliers to showcase their products and services, gaining valuable insights into the council's requirements and positioning themselves for the upcoming tender. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with innovative technological solutions and the capacity to provide hosted services, secure access, and system integration will find this opportunity particularly advantageous. The Council looks for a provider capable of managing, maintaining, and upgrading existing systems, making it ideal for firms with strong project management capabilities and experience in public transportation systems. ## Notice Plymouth City Council ("The Council") is currently working on a project to replace its existing Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) and Bus Traffic Light Priority (BTLP) system. The Council is keen to gain an up-to-date insight from the market and is therefore conducting early market engagement through a Supplier Engagement Day to explore business, technological and innovative solutions that are available. In addition, this will allow The Council to gauge the level of market interest, align its requirements with the products and services that are available, and on what terms solutions can be delivered. The Supplier Engagement Day will be hosted at Plymouth City Council Offices, Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ on Thursday, 20th March 2025. A total of 4 (four) supplier time slots are available, which will be allocated by the Council on a first registration basis via the Councils Procurement Portal messaging facility for this opportunity. Any registered suppliers that are unsuccessful obtaining a time slot will not be excluded from any resulting procurement process and will be provided notes from each session following the supplier engagement day. This information will also form part of the procurement documents for the upcoming procurement opportunity. ### Lot Information Lot 1 If interested, please respond via the Councils Procurement Portal https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Project reference DN764628 no later than 17:00 on Thursday, 13th March 2025 (late submissions will not be accepted) confirming your interest and preferred option through the messaging facility: Option 1 - Attend in person (limited to 2 attendees, others may join via Teams call). Option 2 - Virtual Attendance via Teams Call (No limitation on attendees). Suppliers attending in person will have 30 minutes to set up, 60 minutes to present and then 30 minutes to leave the meeting room. Suppliers opting to join via Teams call only will have 60 minutes to present. During the 60 minutes of presenting for both options the supplier will follow the agenda presented below: Agenda * Welcome and introductions (5 minutes) * Supplier products and services (40 minutes) * Q&A (15 minutes) Top level Council requirements include: * Hosted RTPI system * Secure system access for the Council and contracted bus operators * Separate system training environment * Real time prediction engine * Content management system - messaging and adverts * Bus traffic light priority via UTC * Operator reports * KPI reporting * Range of different sized TFT displays available * Open API for web and App developers * Live system status monitoring * Fault management system * Smartphone RTPI audio announcements triggered via Bluetooth for visually and other mobility impaired groups. * Migrating existing displays across to new RTPI platform * Decommissioning of old RTPI displays It is envisaged that any resulting Contract will include but not be limited to, the provision, installation, maintenance of a Bus Real Time Passenger Information (BRTPI) and Bus Traffic Light Priority (BTLP) system. It is envisaged the new contract will be awarded to a single provider or consortium, for a total of 7 years. The first 5 years of the contract will be guaranteed, and the remaining 2 years will be 1-year extensions, which will be awarded based on suppliers' performance during their first 5 years of the contract. KPIs set out in the contract will be used to monitoring the supplier's performance. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity only and is subject to change. The PIN, Supplier Engagement Day sessions form no part of any pre-qualification or selection process and imply no commercial commitment by The Council. The Council reserves the right to seek further information from some or all suppliers that respond to the Supplier Engagement Day. Additional procurement notices may be issued as appropriate, for specific procurement activities relating to the Bus Real Time Passenger Information (BRTPI) and Bus Traffic Light Priority (BTLP) system. Renewal: Envisaged 5 Year Contract, with option to extend by 2 further periods of 1 Year that are subject to satisfactory performance that will be determined by the Council. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006609-2025 | | 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 | 21 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2025 | | 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 | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PLYMOUTH | | Post town | Plymouth | | Postcode | PL1 3BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon | | ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth | | Local authority | Plymouth | | Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront | | Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | | Delivery location | TLK41 Plymouth | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 34996100 - Traffic lights - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 63712700 - Traffic control services - 72212670 - Real time operating system software development services - 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work ## Release History - 21 Feb 2025 at 11:20 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006609-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/ - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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-04e61a. 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