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West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

West Yorkshire Combined Authority would like to invite interested suppliers to take part in this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) activity to support development of the project described below. The main aims of engagement include: gaining market insights, understanding best market practices and shaping the final statement of requirements. The Incident Management System (IMS) will provide the Bus Control Centre (BCC) with a single, platform for recording, managing, monitoring, and analysing incidents that affect the franchised and (potentially) the commercial bus network. Suppliers are invited to respond to this market engagement exercise to inform the Authority’s approach to procuring a technology solution that aligns to the outcomes and core deliverables outlined in this paper. The Authority is particularly interested in: • Market capability across the functional areas described below • Typical delivery models and integration approaches • Innovation opportunities and best practice • Time to implement (complexity, sequencing, dependencies) • Costs e.g. commercial models and pricing structures This activity will consist of 2 Phases Phase 1 – Receiving written feedback from Suppliers Suppliers to review PME documents and respond to the shared questions (Appendix 2 – Contact Centre Questionnaire) by 12PM (Midday) on 17th August 2026 Phase 2 – On-Line sessions, presentations and Q&As Suppliers’ Individual sessions on-line through MS Teams available on 25th August 2026 To book a slot – please respond through YORtender messaging function by 1PM on 17th August 2026

Classification

  • CPV34000000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • CPV48612000 — Database-management system
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
Control Centre
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Sept 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
The following changes have been done: 1. Extension by 1 week to allow to respond to shared questionnaire, now deadline is until 12PM (midday) on 17th August 2026 2. Phase 2, 1-1 on-line sessions with suppliers added, to take place on 25th August 2026, limited number of slots have been allocated and need booking by 17th August 2026 3. Estimated contract value has been increased from £600,000 to £1,200,000
Id
074165-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
4 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
3 Jan 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
7 Jan 2036, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34000000
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48612000
Description
Database-management system
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Due
17 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074165-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Aug 2026, 12:45
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

Address

Street Address
Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS1 2DE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Telephone
+44 01132517272

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leeds · UKE42 · LS1 2DE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 070509-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 074165-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·