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CO0391 - Modernising Passenger Transport

Essex County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:58.

Opportunity overview

Enhanced travel planning and Digital Demand Responsive Transport (DDRT) platform to replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, network planning and information.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ECR

Match pending…
Contract value
£703.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Jun 2025
Award ID
036449-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Kings Langley, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • The Supplier will 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN693794
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
28 Jan 2025, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
13 Jan 2025, 10:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jan 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
The Supplier will 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.

Renewal

Description
This is a rolling contract term with contract review points as detailed within the tender documentation. Please note that the minimum contract term is 4 years and will continue on a rolling basis until termination as set out in the tender documentation.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
5
Minimum Candidates
5

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
55
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
5
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
The restricted procedure, under which a selection of 5 suppliers will be made from those who respond to the advertisement and only they are invited to submit a tender for the contract in the second stage. However, Essex County Council may reserve the right to take through more than 5 Suppliers should the outcome from the first stage result in a tie.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH3
Entry 2
Region
UKH3
Entry 3
Region
UK
Entry 4
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-4622
Name
Essex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Chelmsford
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Market Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Essex County Council

Contact

Name
Ms Abbey Wellington
Telephone
+44 333
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-307
Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-153018
Name
ECR

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Kings Langley
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
ECR
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-320
Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

Award information

Award 1
Id
036449-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-153018
Name
ECR

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
036449-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
036449-2025-1
Date Signed
24 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
703,500
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UK · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK
  • Delivery location · UKH3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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