Dial a ride booking and scheduling system.
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Transport for London
16th floor, Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street
Contact point(s): Christian Harris
For the attention of: ICT Procurement
SW1H 0TL London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Dial a ride booking and scheduling system.
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
Greater London.
Greater London.
NUTS code UKI
II.3)Information on framework agreement
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
Dial-a-ride is a free door-to-door service for disabled people and older London residents who find it difficult or impossible buses, trains or the tube. Transport for London operates the dial-a-ride service through a subsidiary of London Buses Limited. There are currently around 45 000 registered users, of which 40 % have made bookings in the last year. Currently, dial-a-ride customers can make bookings through the following booking channels: telephone, fax, email, the current dial-a-ride (DaR) IT system has around 160 users using the Trapeze Pass suite supplied by the Trapeze Software Group and first implemented in the summer of 2005. The contract for the provision of computer software and related services, including maintenance and support services for the dial-a-ride booking system commenced from December 2003 for a duration of 10 years. In December 2013 this contract will expire, thus a requirement of TFL information management and the business (DaR) will be to re-tender/re-let the contract to ensure that continuity of service for the existing IT service provided to DaR (dial-a-ride) is maintained. The intention of this PIN is to engage in a soft market testing exercise, in order to ensure that the process being undertaken and the options ultimately developed for any subsequent procurement, is properly informed. TfL wishes to engage with interested suppliers in order to develop a procurement package structure which will optimise open market competition and deliver better value. This structure may result in one or more procurement processes for single or multiple elements of the services. The expressions of interested received before 31.1.2012 will then be reviewed. TFL will also consider whether further clarification or soft market testing will be carried out to develop the views of the market more specifically. TFL is under no obligation to follow up this soft market testing in any way or with any interested parties. Any such discussions will cease in the immediate run up to any formal competition.
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: noII.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72200000
II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.8)Additional information:
TFL wishes to provide fixed points of contact for this soft market testing exercise as set out here and interested parties are requested not to contact any other individual or team at TFL or any of its other advisors.
TFL is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow EU procurement regulations. This prior information notice (PIN) is issued solely for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise and does not constitute any commitment by TFL or any of its stakeholders to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing exercise and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this soft market testing exercise or any future public procurement process that TFL may conduct.
This PIN notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for TFL and TFL is not bound to accept any proposals offered. TFL is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market testing exercise. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by TFL in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
TFL is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow EU procurement regulations. This prior information notice (PIN) is issued solely for the purpose of conducting a soft market testing exercise and does not constitute any commitment by TFL or any of its stakeholders to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to the soft market testing exercise and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in this soft market testing exercise or any future public procurement process that TFL may conduct.
This PIN notice does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for TFL and TFL is not bound to accept any proposals offered. TFL is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party participating in the soft market testing exercise. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by TFL in due course will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not yet defined.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
15.11.2011