Opportunity

The Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines, and Automatic Vehicle Location System and an associated Back Office Management Solution

  • Transport for Greater Manchester

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-014938

Published 27 May 2022, 3:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport for Greater Manchester

2 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BG

Contact

Ms Christine Atherton

Email

chris.atherton@tfgm.com

Telephone

+44 1612441234

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.tfgm.com

Buyer's address

http://www.tfgm.com

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontrcact.due-north.com

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Facilitation of public transport


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines, and Automatic Vehicle Location System and an associated Back Office Management Solution

Reference number

DN575200

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

GMCA & TfGM are looking to establish a contract for the supply of Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities, plus associated ETM and AVL back office, accessories and services, as part of the introduction of bus franchising within Greater Manchester. The initial term will be 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to 3 years.

The scope of the procurement is to establish a mechanism to equip the bus fleet with ETM and AVL facilities, plus a central administrative back office. This consists of the following:

• Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM) to standardise bus ticket acceptance and sale.

• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities which enable confirmation of bus location for:

o Service control by the TfGM control room

o Operator administration of their fleets

o Customer information systems such as journey planners and ‘next bus’ displays.

o Other bus-based systems such as customer announcements and driver monitoring.

GMCA & TfGM are procuring contracts for the supply and maintenance of certain elements of the required Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solution (such as ticketing, vehicle location, and driver communications systems) to ensure a standardised approach, which would then be made available to franchise operators by way of a separate agreement who would be required to utilise this equipment. This could potentially include a transitional phase from current operator-owned ITS equipment to that procured by GMCA & TfGM.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30144200 - Ticket-issuing machines
  • 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 42961300 - Vehicle location system
  • 48110000 - Point of sale (POS) software package
  • 50316000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-issuing machinery
  • 50317000 - Maintenance and repair of ticket-validation machinery

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD3 - Greater Manchester

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

GMCA & TfGM are looking to establish a contract for the supply of Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities, plus associated ETM and AVL back office, accessories and services, as part of the introduction of bus franchising within Greater Manchester. The initial term will be 5 years with the option to extend annually for up to 3 years.

The scope of the procurement is to establish a mechanism to equip the bus fleet with ETM and AVL facilities, plus a central administrative back office. This consists of the following:

• Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM) to standardise bus ticket acceptance and sale.

• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities which enable confirmation of bus location for:

o Service control by the TfGM control room

o Operator administration of their fleets

o Customer information systems such as journey planners and ‘next bus’ displays.

o Other bus-based systems such as customer announcements and driver monitoring.

GMCA & TfGM are procuring contracts for the supply and maintenance of certain elements of the required Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solution (such as ticketing, vehicle location, and driver communications systems) to ensure a standardised approach, which would then be made available to franchise operators by way of separate agreement who would be required to utilise this equipment. This could potentially include a transitional phase from current operator-owned ITS equipment to that procured by GMCA & TfGM.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 25

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

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The agreement includes an option to extend annually for up to 3 years.

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

Open procedure

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

25 July 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 July 2022

Local time

12:00pm

Place

The Chest

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

Audit Trail on The Chest via Pro Contract with a verifier


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

Transport for Greater Manchester

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom