--- title: "Passenger Transport Booking App - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-07-16" --- # Passenger Transport Booking App - Market Engagement Buyer: MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd45.json) ## Summary The Milton Keynes City Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for a "Passenger Transport Booking App - Market Engagement". The procurement aims to gather insights into public transport booking, ticketing, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions. The council seeks to pilot these solutions during MK Tech Week 2026 with the operation of Ohmio autonomous shuttles in Central Milton Keynes. The council is exploring a range of capabilities, including data and analytics services, integration with autonomous vehicles, and ticketing solutions, with a submission deadline for market engagement scheduled for 17 August 2026. The notice engages the services category, specifically targeting software package and information systems, and is being coordinated from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development and consultancy, particularly those capable of providing cutting-edge MaaS solutions and integrated ticketing platforms. SMEs with experience in autonomous and flexible transport systems, booking and payment functionality, or data-driven network design would find this an ideal opportunity to expand their business and potentially influence the future of public transport in Milton Keynes. The market engagement is an open invitation to share ideas and influence future transport strategies, offering the chance for businesses of varying sizes to participate in the evolving landscape of integrated mobility services. ## Notice Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is seeking market engagement with suppliers of public transport booking, ticketing and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions. The engagement has two objectives: 1. To assess market interest in providing a booking application for MK Tech Week 2026, supporting the pilot operation of Ohmio autonomous shuttles within Central Milton Keynes. The pilot will provide an opportunity to test integration between autonomous vehicle services and third-party booking platforms, explore passenger management for driverless services, and evaluate the commercial viability of a future flexible transport service. 2. To understand the capabilities of MaaS and integrated ticketing platforms that could support MKCC's longer-term transport ambitions, including franchising opportunities, multimodal ticketing, demand responsive transport, integrated journey planning, data-driven network design, and seamless interchange across transport modes. MKCC invites organisations to share information on their products, integration capabilities, booking and payment functionality, data and analytics services, ticketing solutions, and experience supporting autonomous, flexible, or multimodal transport services. Feedback will help inform the Council's future approach to public transport innovation, integrated mobility services, and network development across Milton Keynes. Any questions relating to this market engagement should be made via correspondence on the InTend website. ### Planning Information MKCC invites organisations to share information on their products, integration capabilities, booking and payment functionality, data and analytics services, ticketing solutions, and experience supporting autonomous, flexible, or multimodal transport services by completing questions given in Market Engagement Document available on InTend portal, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home. Market Engagement Sessions will depend on the responses received. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067437-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## 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 - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 16 Jul 2026 at 15:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067437-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067437-2026 16th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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