Published date: 19 June 2018

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: 29 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£28,175

Procurement reference

BFDMDC001-DN347560-83742330

Published date

19 June 2018

Closing date

29 June 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Trapeze Pass Export Interface Support and Maintenance. This is Support & Maintenance for Bradford Council's
scheduling and dispatch of transport services. The Council are not looking to procure a replacement system, we
are looking to licence and support the system currently in place.
Trapeze Group UK is the owner of the Intellectual Property rights (IPR) of the Trapeze System software.
Trapeze is therefore the only provider able to provide maintenance and support of the Pass Export Interface.City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) purchased the Trapeze System in 2006. This VEAT notice is for the ongoing support and maintenance. The contract is not to procure a new system or solution, it is solely to support the system it has previously procured. Competition is absent for technical reasons and the protection of exclusive rights (source code) Trapeze do not
allow other 3rd parties to provide support and maintenance. No alternative or substitute exists that can provide
the required subscription and support services.
The VEAT notice is for a period of 1 year (1st August 2018 - 31st July 2019), with the option to extend for a
further 1+1 years

About the buyer

Contact name

Catherine Mullins

Address

Britannia House
Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1274438733

Email

catherine.mullins@bradford.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc