Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
197 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NJ
Contact
Mr Clive Edwards
Telephone
+44 07702109165
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - LONDON
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=6ea4753a-4471-eb11-8108-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Bus Driver Fatigue & Wellbeing Innovation Challenge
Reference number
DN527690
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79342000 - Marketing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
• Fatigue is thought to be a contributing factor for road traffic collisions in London, with 21% of surveyed London bus drivers stating that they have to fight sleepiness at least 2-3 times a week.
• Health and wellbeing was highlighted as an area to build on in the UCL report commissioned by TfL looking into the death of bus drivers as a result of COVID 19
TfL and the operators want to improve engagement with health promotion initiatives and uptake of interventions to manage diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease as well addressing known issues around wellbeing for drivers.
As such, we are looking for innovative solutions that can reduce incidents of driver fatigue occurring and/or improve driver’s health and wellbeing.
Novel solutions which can achieve the objective and scale are to be the main focus of this innovation competition
Your responses will be assessed by TfL, to identify an initial short-list of potential solutions and innovators, who will then be invited to pitch their idea to Bus Operators. Operators will then select those potential solutions they wish to trial on their network and services.
More information on these issues can be found at the following website addresses and links.
TfL Vision Zero: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/safety-and-security/road-safety/vision-zero-for-london
Bus Safety: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/safety-and-security/road-safety/bus-safety
Who runs bus services in London: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/who-runs-your-bus?intcmp=44680
Loughborough Report on Bus Driver Fatigue: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-driver-fatigue-report.pdf
UCL Report: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/initial-assessment-of-london-bus-driver-mortality-from-covid-19.pdf
SSHRP Paper Item 9: https://content.tfl.gov.uk/sshrp-20210210-agenda-and-papers-public-updated.pdf
To register on TfL’s innovation Database please email us at Innovation@TfL.gov.uk and follow the out of office instructions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
If you are interested in applying, please complete a short questionnaire, by clicking here
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 July 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No