Published date: 12 April 2018

Last edited date: 12 April 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 5 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60130000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

01594-2018

Published date

12 April 2018

Approach to market date

5 April 2018

Contract start date

30 May 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2018

Procedure type

Other: This notice is to confirm a market sounding exercise only. The results of this exercise will inform the tender process, which is planned for later in the year. Specified contract start/end dates are the dates that we will be running the market sounding ex

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Transport for West Midlands (Part of the WMCA) is seeking to engage with operators on the development and delivery of Bus Rapid Transit operations as part of an integrated transport system. Through this market sounding exercise, we are seeking interest and propositions from those that can offer Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) experience. We would expect to meet and engage with interested parties throughout May 2018. Whilst this is not a formal procurement exercise, it will inform Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) about the level of interest in Sprint and assist us in establishing a procurement plan for operators later in 2018. Please note that this is not an evaluated procurement exercise. The purpose of this Market Sounding Exercise is to have early engagement with suppliers in order to assist in shaping a wider tender process that is expected for release later this year. A decision not to participate in this exercise will not preclude you from taking part in the wider tender opportunity.

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Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2018/2018 £0

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Additional text

Transport for West Midlands's (TfWM) is part of West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA). TfWM are seeking to engage with operators who can offer or partner with BRT experience, and help the West Midlands realise the vision of Sprint as part of an integrated Transport system. This market sounding activity invites interested operators to proposition their ideas of how they could support the development and delivery of Sprint, ahead of a formal procurement exercise of identifying and securing a Sprint delivery partner.

For more information, please register your company on our e-tendering portal (Bravo Solution). Instructions on how to register are located at: https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1692/wmca_etendering_supplier_registration_guide_2016.pdf

Further key detail around expressing an interest in this Market Warming Exercise are listed below:

Portal Website: https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk

PIN Title: Bus Rapid Transit Operator Market Sounding Exercise.

Bravo Solution Project Reference: project_182 - Sprint - Bus Rapid Transit Operator Market Sounding Exercise.

Bravo Solution Response Reference: pqq_87 - Sprint - Bus Rapid Transit Operator Market Sounding Exercise.

Once registered on the portal, please access Project_182 on our e-tendering portal and respond to PQQ_87 to submit company details and express an interest in attending the market warming event. This is not a formal PQQ or expression of interest in a tender, it is to be used purely for suppliers to submit general information to TfWM and to express interest in taking part in a market sounding exercise. Please read the instructions as attached to the pqq_87 within the Bravo Solution Portal before responding to this opportunity.

Following the market sounding exercise, feedback from the event will be considered and built into the wider tender exercise, which is expected to be published later this year.

Please fill in the Qualification Envelope (Bravo Reference: pqq_87 - Sprint - Bus Rapid Transit Operator Market Sounding Exercise) by the closing date of 1.5.2018.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachael Morgan

Address

16 Summer Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B193SD
England

Telephone

0121 214 7354

Email

procurement.team@wmca.org.uk

Website

https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html