--- title: "Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051609" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051609" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051609.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051609.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2025-05-16" --- # Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051609 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051609) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051609.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is overseeing a procurement process titled "Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI," which falls under the category of software packages and information systems. This initiative is aimed at enhancing the Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) system, covering areas within the UK regions including UKF24. The process is currently in an updated tender stage, following a planned phase, as of mid-May 2025. The procurement process allows for the assessment and integration of multiple existing RTPI systems into one, as well as exploring alternative dissemination methods, signalling a strategic shift in regional transportation information management. Interested parties should take note of potential communications regarding the future notice date set for 1st September 2025. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in software and information systems, particularly those with expertise in passenger information systems and real-time data management. Organisations with a proven track record in system integration, technical support, and innovative solutions for information dissemination could find this tender particularly beneficial. The collaboration of several local councils under the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority's umbrella provides an expansive platform for service providers to showcase their capabilities and contribute to a project of broad regional importance. Such involvement not only amplifies business prospects through government contracts but also bolsters the visibility and influence of the participating businesses within the public sector landscape. ## Notice Cambridgeshire's Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council. The RTPI consortium members are seeking input from the market for the provision, installation and ongoing support for a bus real time passenger information system. This will include migrating existing RTPI display assets from multiple providers into one system and exploring the provision of solutions other than displays to disseminate bus RTPI to bus users. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Cambridgeshire's Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council. The RTPI consortium members are seeking input from the market for the provision, installation and ongoing support for a bus real time passenger information system. This will include migrating existing RTPI display assets from multiple providers into one system and exploring the provision of solutions other than displays to disseminate bus RTPI to bus users. At present, it is undecided if the local authorities will procure a new RTPI contract on their own or as a consortium. This may be a simple contract for the services required or the setting up of a new framework, similar to that procured before. Each local authority is currently assessing the pros and cons for the two procurement options and will confirm their preference in the next few months. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the RTPI consortium members in defining a specification, tender document and contract for the project. Each of the local authorities wishes to understand the current market position better via the questions supplied below. The same information will be gathered from all providers who have been invited to participate in the soft market testing exercise. Please note, this advert relates to a soft market testing exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise will be subject to a separate procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (published 24th February 2025) and involvement in the soft market testing does not give the consultant / contractor any advantage in the separate procurement process. All participants in this soft market testing exercise shall be responsible for their own costs in relation to it (including third party costs) and the RTPI consortium members shall have no liability to any participant. Register for opportunity here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login?ReturnUrl=/Advert?advertId=968d72fe-5432-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=94abd7af-5532-f011-8136-005056b64545 Renewal: To be decided during the drafting of the specification document. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022338-2025 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Aug 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 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE & PETERBOROUGH COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 3TN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire, TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC, TLH21 Luton, TLH24 Bedford, TLH25 Central Bedfordshire, TLJ12 Milton Keynes | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 48810000 - Information systems - 48813000 - Passenger information system - 48813200 - Real-time passenger information system ## Release History - 16 May 2025 at 14:37 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022338-2025 - 16 May 2025 at 14:13 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022306-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login?ReturnUrl=/Advert?advertId=968d72fe-5432-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=94abd7af-5532-f011-8136-005056b64545 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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