--- title: "Supply, Installation and Support of On-Bus Destination Display Equipment and Audio Visual Announcements (AVA)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority" published: "2026-09-22" --- # Supply, Installation and Support of On-Bus Destination Display Equipment and Audio Visual Announcements (AVA) Buyer: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0777d4.json) ## Summary South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority intends to procure a single contract for destination display and audio-visual announcement equipment for the South Yorkshire franchised bus fleet, covering approximately 700 vehicles. The requirement includes external front, side and rear destination displays, internal next-stop displays, audio announcements, supplier-provided back-office platforms for content management and monitoring, installation at operator depots, and maintenance and support. The system will need to integrate with other on-bus systems, including a Vehicle Compute or ITxPT-aligned Gateway that the Authority plans to install from day one. The separately procured Automatic Vehicle Location system may not be available when installation starts, so the solution must operate in that environment. The work is delivered across South Yorkshire and is primarily the supply of transport audio-visual equipment. This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. The Authority expects to use an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, with a tender notice expected in October 2026. It is seeking written market feedback on capability, partnering, system integration, accessibility, delivery and installation, lead times, pricing models, contract length, proposed terms and social value. Interested organisations are expected to register interest, request the questionnaire and return it by 12 noon on 29 September 2026; clarification questions are to be submitted by email. The planned contract is one lot, expected to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030, with renewal possible up to 30 November 2032. The lot is identified as suitable for SMEs. The engagement is relevant to manufacturers, system integrators, installers and maintainers of bus passenger information and accessibility systems. It may also suit consortium members and subcontractors able to contribute specialist equipment, software, depot installation, systems integration or lifecycle support. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate capability across external and internal passenger displays, audio announcements, content-management and monitoring platforms, and integration with vehicle IT systems. Experience of deploying solutions across a large fleet and coordinating installation at operator depots will be important. The system must support the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023, so accessibility compliance and accessible passenger communications are central requirements. Businesses able to address operation before the separate AVL system is available should contribute to the market engagement and help shape the eventual tender. ## Notice South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is introducing bus franchising and intends to procure on-bus Destination Display equipment and an Audio Visual Announcement (AVA) system for the franchised bus fleet, as a single contract. The requirement is expected to cover approximately 700 vehicles and includes external front, side and rear destination displays; internal next-stop displays and audio announcements; supplier-provided back office platforms for content management and monitoring; installation at operator depots; integration with other on-bus systems, including a Vehicle Compute / ITxPT-aligned Gateway that SYMCA will install from Day 1 (use of the shared gateway is not a mandatory Day-1 dependency); and maintenance and support for the contract term. The solution must support compliance with the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023. The Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system is being procured separately and may not be available when installation starts. SYMCA is carrying out preliminary market engagement to test its requirements, proposed approach and timescales with the market before publishing a tender notice. Interested suppliers are invited to complete a short market engagement questionnaire. Participation is not a condition of taking part in any future procurement. ### Planning Information SYMCA is carrying out preliminary market engagement to test its requirements, proposed approach, timescales and budget with the market before publishing a tender notice for the supply, installation and support of on-bus Destination Display equipment and Audio Visual Announcements (AVA) for the South Yorkshire franchised bus fleet (approximately 700 vehicles). We welcome input from manufacturers, system integrators, installers and maintainers, including organisations that would expect to bid as part of a consortium or as a subcontractor. Scope of the engagement: a short written Market Engagement Questionnaire covering market capability and partnering; integration with other on-bus systems (including a Vehicle Compute / ITxPT-aligned Gateway, which SYMCA will install from Day 1 but which is not a mandatory Day-1 dependency) and operation before the separately procured AVL system is available; accessibility and the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023; delivery, lead times and installation; commercial and pricing models, including indicative non-binding prices; contract length and proposed terms; and social value. No events or one-to-one sessions will be held. How to take part: 1. Email Joanna.Driscoll@Southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk to register your interest and request the Market Engagement Questionnaire, quoting "PME - Destination Display and AVA". 2. Return the completed questionnaire by email to the same address by 12 noon on Tuesday 29 September 2026. Clarification questions must be sent by email to the same address. Where a question and answer are relevant to all participants, SYMCA will share them with everyone who has registered an interest, without identifying who asked. This is not a call for competition. Participation, or non-participation, will not affect a supplier's ability to take part in any future procurement, and information provided will not be used in the evaluation of any future tender. SYMCA will not pay any costs incurred in responding. The anticipated procedure is an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, with a tender notice expected to be published in October 2026. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089773-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 | | 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 | South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Postcode area | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2BQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | TLE3 South Yorkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 32321200 - Audio-visual equipment - 33952000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation ## Release History - 22 Sep 2026 at 15:47 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089773-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089773-2026 22nd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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