Awarded contract

Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines and Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising

Details

Value
£44,347,658
Duration
5 years
Topic
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Published
14 April 2026

Tender description

Lot 1 ETM Description: To procure suppliers to supply, install, test, and maintain the suite of hardware and software for ETM on the Weaver Network buses, as part of the ecosystem of operators and suppliers for the Weaver Network. In terms of hardware, the focus of the procurement includes new units, however Combined Authority may consider second-hand units, subject to availability and meeting minimum requirements of this procurement. Lot 2 AVL Description: The project is to procure suitable hardware, software and maintenance of AVL equipment for the Weaver Network of buses in West Yorkshire. WYCA will need to procure around 550 AVL units for its fleet of new, Residual Value and Operator-provided buses in Round 1 of franchising, with an option to procure a further 930 for Round 2 and 3, together with the wiring looms, SIMs, testing and installation, back office and software licences to provide vehicle location feeds. ## Contract award Title: Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines for Bus Franchising ## Contract award Title: Provision of Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published14 April 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date14 April 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date14 May 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority buys as a local government organisation, with its own Commercial and Procurement team supporting colleagues across the authority. Tenders are published through YORtender, the authority's e-procurement system. Some opportunities also appear on Contracts Finder and the Find a Tender Service. Smaller contracts go out as Requests to Quote, with Invitations to Tender used for larger opportunities. External frameworks including the Crown Commercial Service, YPO and NEPO let the authority procure goods, works and services without running a full tender. The team also builds social value into its procurement processes.

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 the West Yorkshire Combined Authority's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 33952000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • 34980000 · Transport tickets
  • 42961300 · Vehicle location system

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