Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Ms Abbey Wellington
Telephone: +44 333
E-mail: abbey.wellington@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CO0391 - Modernising Passenger Transport
Reference number: DN693794
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Enhanced travel planning and Digital Demand Responsive
Transport (DDRT) platform to replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider
modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, network planning
and information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
703 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Supplier will provide a Travel Planner which is available in two ways:
(1) a web based Travel Planner, which will be seamlessly embedded on the TravelEssex
website (www.TravelEssex.co.uk) and other websites.
(2) a TravelEssex App, integrating the journey planning data in item 1 with DDRT in order to
enable booking and payment for existing, and future, flexible transport services such as
ECC’s DigiGo service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 55
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-039341
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ECR
Kings Langley
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 703 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/07/2025