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Bus RTPI Soft Market Testing Exercise - RFI

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:32.

Opportunity overview

Cambridgeshire's Real Time Passenger Information (RTPI) current consortium members consist of, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes Council. The RTPI consortium members are seeking input from the market for the provision, installation and ongoing support for a bus real time passenger information system. This will include migrating existing RTPI display assets from multiple providers into one system and exploring the provision of solutions other than displays to disseminate bus RTPI to bus users.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
DN775021
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Mar 2031, 23:59
Starts
2 Mar 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Mar 2034, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF25
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKH21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKH25
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
028381-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 May 2025, 10:59

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
13 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
At present, it is undecided if the local authorities will procure a new RTPI contract on their own or as a consortium. This may be a simple contract for the services required or the setting up of a new framework, similar to that procured before. Each local authority is currently assessing the pros and cons for the two procurement options and will confirm their preference in the next few months. This market assessment is not part of the procurement process, but is purely investigative in nature, to potentially assist the RTPI consortium members in defining a specification, tender document and contract for the project. Each of the local authorities wishes to understand the current market position better via the questions supplied below. The same information will be gathered from all providers who have been invited to participate in the soft market testing exercise. Please note, this advert relates to a soft market testing exercise only and is NOT a call for competition. Any contracts for services or supplies relating to this exercise will be subject to a separate procurement process in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (published 24th February 2025) and involvement in the soft market testing does not give the consultant / contractor any advantage in the separate procurement process. All participants in this soft market testing exercise shall be responsible for their own costs in relation to it (including third party costs) and the RTPI consortium members shall have no liability to any participant. Register for opportunity here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login?ReturnUrl=/Advert?advertId=968d72fe-5432-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=94abd7af-5532-f011-8136-005056b64545

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXV-5726-VWGJ
Name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE29 3TN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2nd Floor, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PBXV-5726-VWGJ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVNH-1137-QJBX
Name
Central Bedfordshire Council
Role Details
consortium member

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKH25
Country
GB
Locality
Shefford
Postal Code
SG17 5TQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands

Identifier

Id
PVNH-1137-QJBX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PLCV-4616-VTHL
Name
Bedford Borough Council
Role Details
consortium member

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKH24
Country
GB
Locality
Bedford
Postal Code
MK42 9AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street

Identifier

Id
PLCV-4616-VTHL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-PPON-PWCV-4283-GVPW
Name
Luton Borough Council
Role Details
consortium member

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKH21
Country
GB
Locality
Luton
Postal Code
LU1 2BQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Identifier

Id
PWCV-4283-GVPW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP
Name
West Northamptonshire Council
Role Details
consortium member

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 1ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Angel Street

Identifier

Id
PGDV-8944-CMBP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN
Name
North Northamptonshire Council
Role Details
consortium member

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKF25
Country
GB
Locality
Corby
Postal Code
NN17 1QG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Corby Cube, George Street

Identifier

Id
PQCM-5634-HGCN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 7
Id
GB-PPON-PLDZ-6131-PWZH
Name
Milton Keynes City Council
Role Details
consortium member

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKJ12
Country
GB
Locality
Milton Keynes
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East

Identifier

Id
PLDZ-6131-PWZH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huntingdon · UKH12 · PE29 3TN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF24 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF25 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH11 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH12 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH21 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH24 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH25 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0528a2-2025-05-29T10:59:29+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·