Awarded contract

TfGM Purchase Of A Bus Audio Visual Announcement System

Details

Supplier(s)
McKenna Brothers Limited
Value
£7,825,553
Topic
Audio-visual equipment
Published
23 April 2024

Tender description

The Audio-Visual Announcement System (AVA) is a TV based system which monitors bus location and is there to announce the upcoming stops along the buses route to keep passengers informed and to ensure they get off at the correct stop on the route. The scope of this procurement was to provide an AVA system with the following functionality: - Visual content to be provided in the form of route line plans, text, and video content. - Passenger audio and visual content to be provided automatically as the vehicle travels along a specified route. - Audio and visual passenger information to be provided when the bus approaches, arrives or leaves specified locations along the route. - Additional information between stops such as advertising or service information. - Integration with the exterior facing destination blinds for route display selection, additional passenger information and remote updating of the destination content. - The remote updating of the destination, audio and visual passenger information content to be completed either whilst the bus is in service or housed within a depot. Lot 1: The Audio-Visual Announcement System (AVA) is a TV based system which monitors bus location and is there to announce the upcoming stops along the buses route to keep passengers informed and to ensure they get off at the correct stop on the route. The scope of this procurement was to provide an AVA system with the following functionality: - Visual content to be provided in the form of route line plans, text, and video content. - Passenger audio and visual content to be provided automatically as the vehicle travels along a specified route. - Audio and visual passenger information to be provided when the bus approaches, arrives or leaves specified locations along the route. - Additional information between stops such as advertising or service information. - Integration with the exterior facing destination blinds for route display selection, additional passenger information and remote updating of the destination content. - The remote updating of the destination, audio and visual passenger information content to be completed either whilst the bus is in service or housed within a depot.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date5 March 2024
  2. Completed: Award published23 April 2024
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About the buyer

Transport for Greater Manchester is the local transport body behind the Bee Network, buying with its own team of CIPS-qualified procurement professionals. Tenders are advertised on ProContract, the organisation's own e-tendering portal. Larger opportunities are published as Pipeline Notices on Find a Tender, with older award notices held on Contracts Finder. Established frameworks, run either externally or in-house, cover much of what TfGM buys for ease and speed. Bus contracts follow a separate route, procured through the Bee Network's bus franchising model. Suppliers can reach the procurement team directly by email for guidance on bidding.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for Greater Manchester's contract awards have been in business services, transport services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 32321200 · Audio-visual equipment
  • 32321300 · Audio-visual materials
  • 34000000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

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