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title: "Design, Development and Deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000593582"
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# Design, Development and Deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool

Buyer: ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000593582

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by Aberdeen City Council, involves the design, development, and deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool tailored for the Aberdeen City Region. The project, classified under the "services" category and related to transportation, aims to integrate operational data into an interactive platform intended for launch by February 2020. This selective tender process, which follows a restricted procedure, is part of the EU-funded CIVITAS PORTIS project aiming to enhance sustainable urban mobility. The tender period has ended, with key milestones achieved and the award granted to Ember Technology Ltd on December 17, 2019, for a contract valued at £249,750.

Opportunities arising from this tender are particularly relevant for technology and software development firms specialising in transport solutions, data integration, and user engagement. Businesses with expertise in agile methodologies and experience in developing multimodal transport applications will find this project suitable for their capabilities. The focus on co-design and user involvement suggests that firms able to demonstrate high-quality technical capabilities and innovative approaches in transportation systems will be well-positioned to participate in similar future tenders that promote sustainable urban planning initiatives.

## Notice

This commission is to design, develop and deploy an interactive multimodal journey planning tool for the Aberdeen City Region, which incorporates operational data sets into the journey planning process, ready for launch in February 2020.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Aberdeen is one of the several Living Lab cities for CIVITAS' Horizon 2020 PORTIS project aimed at encouraging sustainable urban mobility. Aberdeen City Council has begun to implement a transport strategy as part of the CIVITAS PORTIS to improve the city's transport system. The scope of this particular project is part of the European Union (EU) CIVITAS PORTIS Project and as such this procurement receives funding through the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under the grant agreement 690713. The EU is however not participating as a contracting authority in this procurement. This commission is to design, develop and deploy an interactive multimodal journey planning tool for the Aberdeen City Region, which incorporates operational data sets into the journey planning process, ready for launch in February 2020. The successful Tenderer shall subsequently design augmentations to this first iteration of the product by means of a co-design process. This co-design process shall be undertaken through engagement with potential users of the journey planning tool, across a range of transport interests and demographic groups, carrying out a series of at least two further 'design sprints' informed by this process. Design extensions to the core product shall be reviewed against the overall Civitas Portis project objectives, and the objectives of this specific measure, by the successful Tenderer. Following the delivery of these key milestones, the successful Tenderer shall assume post-deployment system management and support services for the tool. Further 'design sprints' to enhance the functionality of the tool will also be considered. In this respect it is expected that the successful Tenderer shall develop the journey planning tool using an agile methodology, with the first iteration of the core product developed in a manner which allows additional features of the tool to be developed and deployed in agile design 'sprints'.

Options: Bidders invited to Tender shall provide Day Rates per Staff Member for optional post-deployment design 'sprints', and subsequent functionality updates to the Journey Planning Tool, separately and clearly within the Pricing Schedule, along with estimated resource requirements for such 'sprints'.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Council

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN376503 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £249,750 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EMBER TECHNOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 72212000 - Programming services of application software
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN376503
- 8 Aug 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG362799

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG362799&idx=1
  12th August 2019 - ESPD Instructions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG362799
  Design, Development and Deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool - This commission is to design, develop and deploy an interactive multimodal journey planning tool for the Aberdeen City Region, which incorporates operational data sets into the journey planning process, ready for launch in February 2020.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN376503
  Design, Development and Deployment of a Transport Journey Planning Tool - This commission is to design, develop and deploy an interactive multimodal journey planning tool for the Aberdeen City Region, which incorporates operational data sets into the journey planning process, ready for launch in February 2020.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000593582
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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