transport contracts

This tender relates to Transport for Greater Manchester's (TfGM) need to procure a Cloud Public Address (PA) System and associated services to provide a secure, resilient, IP-based PA capability across TfGM Transport Service Facilities (TSFs). The PA service is intended to provide real-time passenger information, site-specific passenger safety and security (PSS) messages, and event-driven announcements, operable centrally from the Operations Control Centre (OCC) and locally by designated TSF Site Co-Ordinators. TfGM requires a cloud-hosted PA management system (with main and failover capability) integrated with an on-net estate of PA end user devices (EUDs) such as IP speakers, audio gateways, AFILs, paging stations and user clients, including the ability to interface with legacy Long Line Public Address (LLPA) systems during transition and with existing third-party systems (e.g., Cisco Unified Call Manager) as required. This is an Open Tender procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This route has been selected to ensure unrestricted market access, maximise competition, and enable engagement with the full range of capable Bidders across the services market.

The planned introduction of longer train services to the Airport in response to future demand growth will mean that double stacking arrangements of trains as currently used will no longer be viable. Through the project's Delivery Steering Group, Northern and TransPennine Express have carried out analysis which has identified that additional platform capacity is needed at the airport in order to realise the full benefit of longer train services serving the airport. The scheme is part of a package of proposed measures in the Manchester area that are being designed/planned to boost capacity and resilience, emanating from the Cross Manchester Capacity and Reliability Improvement Study. Improving the operation of train services in the centre of Manchester and providing further capacity at Manchester Airport station, aligns with the strategic aims of Network Rail, TfGM, TfN and the wider industry. This project in in Tranche 1 of the Manchester and North West Transformation Programme (MNTP): A remodelling of the station at Manchester Airport, specifically a platform addition or extension of multiple platforms, or provision of a new turnback facility, will be essential to accommodate the planned implementation of longer rolling stock services. The redevelopment of these platforms will enable permissive working of two 6x24m (144m) trains, in two of the four platforms at the Airport Station. This will allow for the unaltered retention of all existing TOC services both originating and terminating at the Airport Station under 'double-stacking' conditions. The works comprise the construction and completion of the bridge structure and associated highway infrastructure, including: • Installation of client-supplied precast bridge components, including cills, beams and side walls, together with associated shear key reinforcement and grout connections. • Modification of existing bridge cill. • Supply and installation of bridge bearing plates, including associated screed works. • Construction of pile caps/infill. • Placement of in-situ concrete shear key infill. • Construction of the reinforced concrete bridge deck slab. • Construction of reinforced concrete parapet walls. • Placement of in-situ concrete footpaths and fill areas. • Construction of pilasters, including reinforced concrete and brickwork elements. • Supply and installation of parapet and pilaster copings. • Construction of associated fencing, signage and PCC retaining wall. • Installation of associated ducting works. • Completion of highway works excluding final road surfacing. • Application of bridge waterproofing systems, installation of expansion joints, and completion of associated sealing and mastic works. • Construction of associated drainage works. Exclusions: Final road/footpath surfacing works are excluded from this scope.

The successful Contractor is required to : 1. Liaise with the Project Manager to maintain and improve the Council's highway assets by the application of the most appropriate surface treatments. 2. Assess the asset condition, decide the most appropriate treatment to extend the assets life, develop and agree annual works programmes and preparatory works with the Project Manager. 3. Use your expertise in designing / selecting the material / treatment process for each location / asset to be maintained. 4. Work with the Client in partnership to preserve and extend the whole life highway assets in the Borough of Halton.

Kier Infrastructure intends to engage experienced and qualified bridge installation contractors for the erection of Carleton Underpass on Scheme 2 of the A66 Northern Transpennine Project. The scope is for the installation of pre-cast concrete beams and the ancillary works. The A66 upgrade will see single-lane sections of the 80km stretch between the M6 and the A1 made into dual carriageway, while key junctions will be improved. The A66 project is to be delivered in collaboration by three Tier 1 contractors, Balfour Beatty, Kier and Keltbray. The A66 project is to be delivered in collaboration by three Tier 1 contractors, Balfour Beatty, Kier and Keltbray. We will use the Build UK Common Assessment Criteria (CAS) to ensure a consistent minimum business competence. If your company possesses necessary qualifications and is interested in bidding for this project, please email [email protected] with your company's portfolio, relevant experience, and references for further evaluation.

In-Situ recycling patching works is an innovative highway maintenance technique that eliminates the need for traditional excavation and planing. This approach significantly reduces the costs and environmental impacts associated with material disposal and removes the requirement to handle tar-bound materials, which can be a costly and complex process. Unlike conventional repair methods, In-Situ recycling patching technique delivers a homogeneous repair with a seamless thermal bond, preventing water ingress and reducing the risk of premature failure. The process is fast, efficient, cost-effective, and suitable for use on all asphalt types.

TRG require a contractor to complete Care and Support Investment Programme(CSIP) Refurbishment Works at 2 Arlington Road

A framework to deliver technical and highways works to the City of Salford. This will be an open framework whereby our intention is to open the framework at years 3 and 6. The Authority estimates that the total value of this framework to be around £300m (ex VAT). The Lot values are estimates based on the total framework value. A framework is no guarantee of work.

Lancashire County Council is seeking tenders for the provision of services for the Collection, Transportation and Recycling of Gypsum Containing Waste. In summary, the services will comprise the collection, direct transportation, weighing and recycling of up to 4,450 Tonnes per annum of Gypsum Containing Waste from Authority Waste Facilities. The Services are being procured on the basis of four (4) lots comprising Gypsum Containing Waste per Lot of: ▪️Lot 1 - East Lancashire = up to 1,500 Tonnes per annum, ▪️Lot 2 - North Lancashire = up to 1,200 Tonnes per annum, ▪️Lot 3 - South Lancashire = up to 1,100 Tonnes per annum, ▪️Lot 4 - West Lancashire = up to 650 Tonnes per annum. The Authority is seeking to appoint a single Provider for each Lot. Please see the tender documents for more information about the scope and requirements. Any Framework Agreement awarded for the required Services may be accessed and used by the Authority and any successor local authority that assumes the Authority's functions, property, rights or liabilities under the Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008.

Parking and Bus Lane Enforcement is business-critical statutory function regulated by the Secretary of State for Transport under Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA). Bury Council intends to undertake a competitive procurement exercise for Parking and Bus Lane Enforcement Services during 2027, with the intention of awarding and mobilising a replacement contract within 12 months. Further details and timescales will be published in due course.

Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The DPS will be used as the mechanism to procure services by entering into calls for competition with providers on the DPS. In accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 (28(a)), Wigan Council is extending the DPS originally advertised in The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) with reference number 2015/S 078-138444 and extended by notices 2019/S 093-224781 and 2023/S 000-017392. For indicative purposes, the DPS will be extended until 23rd February 2029. Providers already on the DPS do not need to reapply as they will automatically remain on the DPS. Within this Contracts Finder notice a 'closing date' and 'contract start date' have had to be provided; interested applicants may however apply to join the DPS at any time during its period of validity. Transport services to be provided under the DPS include home to school transport for children with special educational needs, home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs, and adult social care transport. Services may be required on a daily, weekly, fortnightly or term time only basis for young people attending special educational needs schools, mainstream schools, mainstream colleges, alternative and complementary education and residential services, and respite care; and for adults attending day care facilities owned and managed by Wigan Council, community interest companies and respite care. Clients using the service may be vulnerable and suffer from learning disabilities, behavioural problems, sensory or hearing difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder or another physical disability. Therefore, some journeys will require that a Passenger Assistant be provided by Wigan Council to accompany them. In order to meet the variety of transport needs contractors must be able to provide as a minimum one of the following vehicle options to be considered for admittance to the DPS: (i) Standard Car (up to four seats); (ii) Accessible Taxi; (iii) Black Cab; (iv) Minibus (up to eight seats); (v) Minibus (sixteen seats); (vi) Tail Lift Vehicle (minimum of 300kg tail lift required); and, (vii) Coach. The DPS will be used as the mechanism through which Wigan Council will procure home to school and adult social care transportation services and it will be used as a basis to enter into calls for competition with providers on the DPS. Individual contracts raised under the DPS may commence at any time and will depend on the local circumstances of Wigan Council. It is however envisaged that the majority of the home to school contracts will run from the beginning of the Autumn term until the end of the academic year in which they are awarded. The DPS period can be later amended (shortened or terminated), subject to the notification on the relevant standard forms. Additional information: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://www.the-chest.org.uk. Once the application documents to join the DPS have been obtained from the abovenamed website address, applications to join the DPS must be submitted to the e-mail address below: [email protected]

Wigan Council is seeking to receive applications for admittance to a Home to School Transport and Adult Social Care Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). In accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulation 34 (28(a)), Wigan Council is extending the DPS originally advertised in The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) with reference number 2015/S 078-138444 and extended by notices 2019/S 093-224781 and 2023/S 000-017392. For indicative purposes, the DPS will be extended until 23rd February 2029. Providers already on the DPS do not need to reapply as they will automatically remain on the DPS.

Wirral Council has set up a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services. The Council is inviting suitably qualified operators to request to participate in the DPS for the provision of its Transport Services covering Private Hire, Hackney Carriage, PSV/PCV and other appropriately licenced vehicles. If you are successfully appointed to the DPS following your submission you will be invited by the Council to submit tenders for relevant services through a call for competition. This DPS remains open for any supplier to request to participate throughout the duration of the DPS. The Council proposes to enter into contracts for periods of up to 3 years, dependent on the requirement, with options to extend. Such extensions will be at the discretion of the Council and subject to satisfactory performance. A combination of Lots/routes may be tendered. We reserve the right to extend, shorten or terminate, in part or whole, any Lot or the entire DPS at any time giving 6 months' notice. This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was established in 2022, with a start date of 01 September 2022. Due to the lack of viable alternatives provided by the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and in line with the transition arrangements, the Council is extending the Passenger Transport DPS period of validity - in accordance with Regulation 28(1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - from 01 September 2026 to 23 February 2029, to ensure continuity of service. All other terms and conditions of the DPS remain unchanged. This Dynamic Purchasing System has a total estimated value of £61 million, (the estimated value of the extension is up to £40 million) covering the period from its establishment in 2022 to the end of its period of validity.

Cumberland Council is looking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (“DPS”) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services which includes, but not limited to, Home to School, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Pupil Referral Units, and Health, Care and Communities Transport. The council intends to set up the DPS for a period of 4 years from 9th April 2025 to 23rd February 2029 and admittance of new providers will be all year round. There are no further extension. It will be a two-stage process: during the first stage interested Tenderers must meet the council’s selection criteria in order to be admitted onto the system. Contracts are awarded during the second stage of the process. In stage two the council will invite Tenderers successfully admitted on the DPS to bid for contracts (routes). Contracts will be of varying lengths up to a maximum of 4 years except in exceptional circumstances when a longer period may be offered. The total value for the duration of the DPS, from start date to end date, will not exceed £75M, excluding VAT. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. Admittance onto the DPS is NOT a guarantee of work and opportunities will be published following the call off procedure. A decision may be made at the Council’s sole discretion to carry out transport provision in house. For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the-chest.org.uk Registration on The Chest is free of charge. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) wishes to implement a DPS from which TfGM will procure Subsidised Services including but not limited to: Network Bus Services, Subsidised Bus Services, Resource Contracts, Demand Response contracts and Metroshuttle contracts. The DPS will provide TfGM with a selection of qualified operators to supply tendered services in areas where there is a social need that is not served by the commercial bus network. With this being a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) there is no guarantee of any specific amount or type of work being allocated to any of the operators (including the Highest Scoring Supplier). Please note the tender documents will be made available at https://procontract.due-north.com/ from the 21st November 2024. All contracts awarded under the DPS will follow further competitions which will commence early 2025. Only qualified operators that are on the DPS will be invited to participate.

Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) is undertaking Pre-Market Engagement (PME) to inform its procurement strategy for resilient connectivity supporting locomotive operations. The primary purpose is to understand the supply market, available contracting routes, scope packaging, commercial models, indicative whole-life costs and supplier appetite for a future procurement. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

PME for Satellite and Cellular Tracking System Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Request for Information on Locomotive-Mounted Video Surveillance. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

We are seeking feedback from the market to help inform the procurement strategy, commercial model and tender documentation for a Highways Works Framework. The Lots currently under consideration are: Lot 1 Minor Reactive Works Lot 2 Event Traffic Management Lot 3 Drainage Services Lot 4 Green Infrastructure Lot 5 Highways Electrical Lot 6 Road Markings Lot 7 Tram Track repairs Lot 8 Innovation in Highways Maintenance A response is not mandatory and participation, or non-participation, in this engagement will not affect eligibility to participate in any subsequent procurement. This engagement does not constitute a call for competition and does not commit the Council or any supplier to a particular approach. Please answer only those questions that are relevant to your organisation. You can respond to this pre market engagement by completing the attached Word document titled FINAL Early Market Engagement - Highways Works Framework by following the link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=65cc8d8a-d2c3-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True This framework will also be available for use by other Local Authorities which will be specified at tender stage.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is seeking a cloud-hosted, AI-assisted Intelligent Transport Systems decision-support platform. The platform is intended to bring together and analyse real-time multimodal transport data, provide a unified operational view and support the development of a Single View of the Network. It will support 24/7 operational use by TfGM's Operational Control Centre and use by its Highways ITS and Urban Traffic Control teams. • Improve incident detection, verification and prioritisation. • Reduce manual data correlation and data hunting. • Support coordinated operational responses and organisational learning. • Provide a mature, configurable platform capable of integrating multiple operational data feeds and systems. This will be a 3+1+1 term mid tier contract.

Request for Information for Emergency Rolling Stock Recovery, Re-railing and Wheel-Skating Services. Please respond to the RFI via the Atamis portal: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome