Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Combined Authority
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3SD
Telephone
+44 3453036760
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Transforming RTI in the West Midlands
Reference number
02339-2020
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212670 - Real time operating system software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The primary aim of the Transforming Real Time Information programme in the West Midlands is to build on WMCA’s success as a pioneer in the delivery of real time information (RTI) to bus customers by transforming ‒ harmonising and modernising ‒ its current RTI Service.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Recognising all the challenges of maintaining a complex Service, WMCA commissioned an Options Report to explore various options for improving bus RTI. This has since been developed into an architectural design and technical specification for a specific element of this service, namely “The System” which comprises a Data Hub, Prediction Engine and analysis tool, which is detailed in this ITT.
WMCA’s vision is to use the outputs of the T-RTI Service to boost confidence further in bus transport to increase bus patronage in the Region. This is key to WMCA's policies of reducing congestion and improving air quality in the Region. Eight out of ten of the Region’s journeys are made by bus, representing a total of 259 million bus journeys each year. These journeys are provided by 30 bus operators with vehicle fleets that travel 72 million vehicle miles each year.
WMCA seeks to achieve the following objectives:
• Increase the ability of journey makers to make optimal journey choices based on reliable bus journey times in order to keep the West Midlands moving, boost the regional economy and improve public health.
• Improve the quality and accuracy timetable, running board, journey matching and bus time predictions against published timetables from all participating bus operators in the Region.
• Conduct real-time and historic data analyses based on stored bus journey time data and use predictive analytics to deliver reliable operational and planning decisions and journey choices;
• Help transform WMCA’s Regional Transport Control Centre (RTCC) into a transport operations nerve centre.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 182-440806
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 February 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ITO World Ltd
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom