CO0391 Modernising Passenger Transport[E11]
Chelmsford, United KingdomEssex County Council[E1]
In plain English
- What they want
- Essex County Council seeks to procure a Travel Planner and Digital Demand Responsive Transport - DDRT - Solution. To replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, enhanced journey planning and information.
- Who can bid
- No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
- Deadline
- Buyer's deadline: 13 Jan 2025, 10:00 UTC. UTC: 13 Jan 2025, 10:00 UTC.Published 5 Dec 2024.
- Value
- GBP 1,000,000
- Buyer
- Essex County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) β
- Tender documents
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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.
- Deadline[E4]
- 13 Jan 2025, 10:00 UTC
- Value[E12]
- GBP 1,000,000
- Published[E9]
- 5 Dec 2024
- Procedure[E8]
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Last checked
- 2 hours ago
About the requirement
From the notice
Essex County Council seeks to procure a Travel Planner and Digital Demand Responsive Transport - DDRT - Solution. To replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, enhanced journey planning and information. The Solution is considered a MaaS platform and will enable the addition of further functionality, modules or integrations over time under the Agreement, subject to funding, via Continuous Improvement, Additional Services and/or Change Control Notice. The Supplier must provide a Travel Planner which is available in two ways: 1 a web based Travel Planner, which will be seamlessly embedded on the TravelEssex website www.TravelEssex.co.uk and other websites. 2 a TravelEssex App, integrating the journey planning data in item 1 with DDRT in order to enable booking and payment for existing, and future, flexible transport services such as ECC's DigiGo service. ECC is therefore undertaking a Restricted tender under FTS procedures for a rolling contract term with a 4-year minimum period. Please note that Consortiums are encouraged and welcome to bid. The tender can be accessed using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Additional information: Please note that Consortiums are encouraged and welcome to bid. The tender can be accessed using the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Login[E5]
Eligibility and requirements
- ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
- The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.
Risks and unknowns
- UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.
Updates
First seen Β· 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC
The deadline (2025-01-13T10:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637
Evidence
12 factsEvery fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.
- E1
The buyer is Essex County Council.
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E2
The notice is classified under CPV 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support).
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
βEnglandβ
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
Tenders must be submitted by 13 Jan 2025, 10:00 UTC.
β2025-01-13T10:00:00Zβ
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
βEssex County Council seeks to procure a Travel Planner and Digital Demand Responsive Transport - DDRT - Solution. To replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, enhanced journey planning and infβ¦β
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
βtenderβ
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E9
The notice was published on 5 Dec 2024.
β2024-12-05T21:13:49Zβ
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E11
The notice is titled "CO0391 Modernising Passenger Transport".
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
- E12
The stated value is GBP 1,000,000.
β1000000 GBPβ
Document 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:48 UTC Β· source (opens in a new tab)
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