Closed tender

Market Engagement – South Yorkshire Digital Pay as You Go Ticketing Trial

Details

Buyer: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Topic: Automatic fare collection
Published: 29 July 2026
Submission: 17 August 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

This soft market testing exercise is issued by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) to inform the development of a future procurement strategy for a South Yorkshire Digital Pay as You Go Ticketing Trial. The Authority is seeking input from organisations with relevant experience in delivering multi-modal Digital Pay as You Go Ticketing applications. Further information and instruction are contained in the document issued. Responses are due back on Wednesday 12th August 2025, but we reserve the right to extend this if required. Keywords: Ticketing, Digital Pay as You Go

Timeline

Completed: Tender published29 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date17 August 2026

About the buyer

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority brings together Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield under an elected mayor, and buys as a local authority. Suppliers register free on the ProContract system, where the group lists as Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority. Contracts above a set value are advertised on Contracts Finder, with larger ones on Find a Tender. Public transport commissioning includes tram fleet and bus service contracts. Growth, infrastructure and skills programmes bring further tenders through the same portal. The Authority's Strategic Economic Plan sets transport and investment priorities through to 2040.

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 South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

30144400 · Automatic fare collection
34980000 · Transport tickets
60100000 · Road transport services
73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@south-yorkshire-mayoral-combined-authority.gov