Published date: 19 June 2024

Last edited date: 5 July 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons - 34120000

  • Public road transport services - 60110000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SW1P 4DR

Value of contract

£30,000,000

Procurement reference

DfT BODS/ABODS Service

Published date

19 June 2024

Closing date

15 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 October 2024

Contract end date

1 October 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This proposal is the official opening stage for the competition for the re-procurement of the technical delivery of the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) and Analyse Bus Open Data Service (ABODS) within the Department for Transport (DfT).

The key dates for the SQ are:
Time & Date Activity
19 June 2024 SQ Publication
23:59, 02 July 2024 Deadline to send Clarification Questions (CQ)
23:59, 05 July 2024 Deadline for the DfT to publish responses to all CQs
12:00, 15 July 2024 Deadline for SQ submission

CQs should be sent to Jason Thrupp (Jason.Thrupp@dft.gov.uk), no later than 23:59 on 02 July 2024. Responses to CQs will be circulated iteratively, by email, with the final iteration sent on 05 July 2024.
All submissions are to be sent to Jason Thrupp no later than 12:00 (midday) on 15 July 2024. Following response evaluation, the suppliers with the top five responses will be invited to compete for the Invitation To Tender (ITT). This is an indicative figure and the DfT reserves the right to invite more or fewer than this figure to compete for the ITT, dependent on the quality of responses.

All questions are to be answered in Arial font, size 11. Please write your answers beneath each individual question. Where a question asks for multiple pieces of information, please write your whole answer beneath the final line of the full question. If a question is not applicable to you, please input N/A, unless the question instructs otherwise. For any questions that require a separate attachment, please clearly label these, and include them as part of your submission with this completed questionnaire.

The DfT reserves the right to withdraw this proposal at no notice and without warning, without cost to the DfT.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Request for Information

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 28 March 2024, last edited 9 April 2024

Attachments

  • BODS & ABODS Technical Delivery - SQ.zip
  • Bidding documents
  • Attached is the Supplier questionnaire to be completed at the first stage. DfT will then assess the responses and follow up with an ITT for those selected to pass through to the second stage.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jason Thrupp

Address

Great Minster House,33 Horseferry Road
LONDON
SW1P4DR
England

Telephone

07584887191

Email

jason.thrupp@dft.gov.uk