Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham City Council
Loxley House, Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3NG
Contact
Mr Patrick Rodriguez-Souza
patrick.rodriguez-souza@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF14 - Nottingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Buyer's address
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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=fc6f508f-948d-ec11-8112-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=fc6f508f-948d-ec11-8112-005056b64545
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
CPU4822 - Smart Ticketing Hardware Support
Reference number
DN597674
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) – this is a statutory concessionary travel scheme mandated by the Department for Transport (DfT). The Council manages and administers this scheme which provides free bus travel in England for the elderly and people with mobility difficulties that meet the national scheme criteria. The Council also offers non-statutory free travel on Nottingham’s tram system and companion cards to disabled people that meet the companion criteria. The scheme uses ITSO technology (mandated by the DfT for all ENCTS schemes) to ensure interoperability of cards and readers between all the local authorities in England managing the ENCTS scheme.
The Robin Hood Smart Ticketing Scheme – the Council manages and administers this scheme on behalf of the Robin Hood Operators Group (RHOG). The RHOG consists of all bus operators serving the Greater Nottingham area, Nottingham Express Transit (NET) trams, East Midlands Railway, Nottinghamshire County Council and the City Council. The scheme provides several different product types (Season, Pay As You Go and Flexible Days) of travel and offers a retail network of a Travel Centre, over 130 on street ticket machines, all tram ticket machines, web and mobile phone systems with which to purchase and top up Robin Hood card.
The Council also manages the multi-operator ‘Nottingham Contactless’ Scheme that allows public transport users to make contactless payments using a contactless bank card or mobile phone app. Current participating operators are NCT, NET and the Linkbus network operated by CT4N, with the ambition being for other operators to be included in the scheme in the near future.
Nottingham City Council seeks to appoint consultancy services to support these ticketing schemes.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF14 - Nottingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Nottingham City Council seeks to appoint consultancy services that can support the ticketing schemes already in place.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Competitive dialogue
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 February 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 15 May 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cristina Nogues
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom