Published date: 27 May 2022
Last edited date: 1 November 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Ticket-validation machines - 30123100
Ticket-issuing machines - 30144200
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 34000000
Vehicle location system - 42961300
Point of sale (POS) software package - 48110000
Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery - 50316000
Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery - 50317000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£21,000,000
Procurement reference
GMCA001-DN575200-82425475
Published date
27 May 2022
Closing date
25 July 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 November 2022
Contract end date
31 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?
Yes
Description
GMCA are looking to establish a contract for the supply of electronic ticketing machines (ETM) and automatic vehicle location (AVL) facilities, plus associated ETM/AVL back office, accessories and services, as part of the introduction of bus franchising within Greater Manchester. The initial term will be 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to 3 years.
The scope of the procurement is to establish a mechanism to equip the bus fleet with ETM and AVL facilities, plus a central administrative back office. This consists of the following:
• Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM) to standardise bus ticket acceptance and sale.
• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities which enable confirmation of bus location for:
o Service control by the TfGM control room
o Operator administration of their fleets
o Customer information systems such as journey planners and 'next bus' displays.
o Other bus-based systems such as customer announcements and driver monitoring.
GMCA & TfGM are procuring contracts for the supply and maintenance of certain elements of the required Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solution (such as ticketing, vehicle location, and driver communications systems) to ensure a standardised approach, which would then be made available to franchise operators by way of a separate agreement who would be required to utilise this equipment. This could potentially include a transitional phase from current operator-owned ITS equipment to that procured by GMCA & TfGM.
About the buyer
Contact name
Christine Atherton
Address
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Tootal Building
56 Oxford Street
M1 6EU
England
Telephone
+44 1612441234
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