Real-time passenger information system

Tender description

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and consortium supply of goods and services in respect of Real Time Passenger Information services. This includes the supply of a RTPI hosted platform by the Contractor as a software service, GPRS journey time central system, supply and install or decommission of RTPI equipment and the maintenance, including software and both new and existing hardware, of the complete RTPI system to the set response standards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The main requirement of this contract is to put in place a system that will deliver high quality bus RTPI. The Consortium therefore wish to maintain the existing RTPI system with ability to expand when required. The overall objective is a system that: — Is accurate in delivering highly credible information to the public and other end users; — Encourages use by and involvement of bus operators; — Allows the automated loading of route and timetable data using TransXchange or similar; — Ensures complete privacy between bus operators who use the system; — Provides management reports and statistical analysis; — Has sufficient capacity to deal with foreseeable expansion in the consortium region; — Offers long term value for money to the stakeholders; — Provides a safe and reliable RTPI asset within available resources. This Framework is also open to all of Local Government Shared Services (LGSS) as detailed in the Contract Notice and members of the local authority purchasing group, Central Buying Consortium.