Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport for Wales
3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street
Pontypridd
CF37 4TH
UK
Contact person: Procurement
Telephone: +44 2921673434
E-mail: Procurement@tfw.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://tfw.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA50685
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport Related Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TfW - C000732.00 - Welsh Bus Data Services
Reference number: C000732.00
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
TfW is looking to procure the services of Supplier(s) for Welsh Bus Data Services which is split into the following Lots:
- Lot 1 Welsh Bus Data Service - Receive, store, process and share operational and financial data about buses in Wales.
- Lot 2 Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System - Manages public service messages, real time information and other content for transmission to display boards.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48800000
48810000
48625000
48627000
48813000
72000000
72100000
72200000
72210000
72212000
72212670
72300000
72310000
72320000
72330000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Wales and Borders
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS) is to improve the quality and availability of information about buses in Wales for passengers, public sector decision makers, third party data services, researchers and other data consumers.
The successful supplier will offer innovative and cost-effective solutions to improve and maintain data quality and will be capable of extending the service to support other transport modes and active travel if required.
Examples of the benefits of this service will be access to real time prediction of bus arrival times for all bus stops in Wales and demonstrably secure systems and processes for handling confidential data used to support the planning of bus services.
Lot 1 Welsh Bus Data Service will provide a system and service to receive, store, process and share operational and financial data about buses in Wales. This means TfW can use the information to inform delivery of bus projects and can provide data to third party apps for journey planning, to local authorities for contract management, to services such as the BES payment and reconciliation portal and to Welsh Government to help to inform policy making.
This service will replace and upgrade the systems that Traveline use for bus data collection and management so that all parties can be assured of the quality of the data that is being provided.
Lot 1 also has 5 additional option packages that Tenderers are required to bid and price against:
- Option 1 – Managed Service
- Option 2 – Analytics Package
- Option 3 – Managing Data for Other Modes
- Option 4 - Bus Operations Room
- Option 5 - Integration with TfW API Gateway
Further details and specific requirements can be found in Volume 5 of this ITT. TfW will evaluate these priced options as described in Volume 7 of this ITT but may or may not purchase them at the time of Award of Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Lot 1 also has 5 additional option packages that Tenderers are required to bid and price against:
- Option 1 – Managed Service
- Option 2 – Analytics Package
- Option 3 – Managing Data for Other Modes
- Option 4 - Bus Operations Room
- Option 5 - Integration with TfW API Gateway
Further details and specific requirements can be found in Volume 5 of this ITT. TfW will evaluate these priced options as described in Volume 7 of this ITT but may or may not purchase them at the time of Award of Contract.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
All ITT documentation can be accessed through the eTenderWales portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html)
Project_50832
itt_96282
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48800000
48810000
48625000
48627000
48813000
72000000
72100000
72200000
72210000
72212000
72212670
72300000
72310000
72320000
72330000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Wales and Borders
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS) will simplify the operational management of displays by implementing a standard interface with all displays which are compliant with the Real Time Integration Group’s CMS to Display interface specification.
An example of the benefits of this service will be giving local authorities the flexibility to procure the right display for the right location, confident that they will be able to issue public service messages across all the displays without having to procure and manage separate, proprietary content management systems from each display provider.
Lot 2 Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System - will provide a means to send public service messages, real time information and other content to new displays procured from the associated framework and to existing displays where they can be upgraded to interface with the CMS.
This service will interface with the Welsh Bus Data Service and will negate the need for individual local authorities to procure separate real time information engines and content management systems for their localities.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
All ITT documentation can be accessed through the eTenderWales portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html)
Project_50832
itt_96282
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 022-123005
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Welsh Bus Data Service (WBDS)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vix Technology UK Ltd
03039051
The Cottage Ridgecourt, The Ridge
Epsom
KT18 7EP
UK
Telephone: +44 1223697025
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Welsh Bus Display Board Content Management System (WBDCMS)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Journeo Passenger Systems Limited
02437872
12 Charter Point Way
Ashby De La Zouch
LE651NF
UK
Telephone: +44 8448717990
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
***Please note this is a contract award notice and not a call for competition***
Tender Documentation will be available via eTenderWales at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Please refer to Project_50832 and ITT_96282 to obtain the Tender Documentation.
Any Tender queries and responses and any circulars that may be issued during the Tender period are to be communicated exclusively via the eTenderWales Portal only. All responses will be shared with all Tenderers unless the query is deemed confidential or commercially sensitive.
Please ensure that any enquiries/clarifications raised via eTenderWales are free of any identifiable information, such as their name or the name of their company.
(WA Ref:130995)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/05/2023