TVCA-PROC-0952 - Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) Technology Partner
Description: Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise to inform the potential procurement of a supplier to provide a Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) technology solution for the introduction of autonomous buses in the Tees Valley. For the purposes of this PTME, Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) refers to transport technologies that enable vehicles to operate with automated driving capability and to interact with supporting digital, operational and infrastructure systems. Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to: *Understand the market's appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise; *Validate the supplier's proposal; *Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery *Potential risks associated with the procurement *Understand opportunities, costs and considerations *Provide potential suppliers (read more...)
Summary: Tees Valley Combined Authority is considering procuring a connected and automated mobility technology solution to introduce autonomous buses across the Tees Valley. The requirement falls within specialist transport vehicles and related technology. The solution is intended to enable buses to drive autonomously and interact with the digital, operational and infrastructure systems that support their operation. The authority is using pre-tender market engagement to understand supplier appetite and proposals, market capacity and delivery timescales, as well as risks, costs and other considerations. The engagement also gives potential suppliers a chance to raise questions and points for the authority to consider before deciding on a procurement. Suppliers working in autonomous transport, vehicle technology and the supporting systems are the most directly relevant.