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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-051609
Published by:: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Authority ID:: AA80878
Publication date:: 27 May 2025
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Prior Information Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Cambridgeshire’s Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council.

The RTPI consortium members are seeking input from the market for the provision, installation and ongoing support for a bus real time passenger information system. This will include migrating existing RTPI display assets from multiple providers into one system and exploring the provision of solutions other than displays to disseminate bus RTPI to bus users.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, 2nd floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street

Huntingdon

PE29 3TN

Contact person: Mr Olu Eleshin

Telephone: +44 1480277180

E-mail: Olu.Eleshin@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

NUTS: UKF24

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

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

Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI

Reference number: DN775021

II.1.2) Main CPV code

48000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

48800000

48810000

48813000

48813200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKF24

UKF25

UKH11

UKH12

UKH21

UKH24

UKH25

UKJ12

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Cambridgeshire's Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council.

At present, it is undecided if the local authorities will procure a new RTPI contract on their own or as a consortium. This may be a simple contract for the services required or the setting up of a new framework, similar to that procured before. Each local authority is currently assessing the pros and cons for the two procurement options and will confirm their preference in the next few months.

This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the RTPI consortium members in defining a specification, tender document and contract for the project.

Each of the local authorities wishes to understand the current market position better via the questions supplied below.

The same information will be gathered from all providers who have been invited to participate in the soft market testing exercise.

Please note, this advert relates to a soft market testing exercise only and is NOT a call for competition.

Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise will be subject to a separate procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (published 24th February 2025) and involvement in the soft market testing does not give the consultant / contractor any advantage in the separate procurement process.

All participants in this soft market testing exercise shall be responsible for their own costs in relation to it (including third party costs) and the RTPI consortium members shall have no liability to any participant.

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II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

To be decided during the drafting of the specification document.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/09/2025

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

16/05/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
48810000	Information systems	Information systems and servers
48800000	Information systems and servers	Software package and information systems
48813000	Passenger information system	Information systems
48813200	Real-time passenger information system	Passenger information system
48000000	Software package and information systems	Computer and Related Services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

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About the buyer

Main contact:: Olu.Eleshin@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk
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