The Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines, and Automatic Vehicle Location System and an associated Back Office Management Solution

Descriptions

GMCA & TfGM are looking to establish a contract for the supply of Electronic TicketingMachines (ETM) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities, plus associated ETM andAVL back office, accessories and services, as part of the introduction of bus franchisingwithin Greater Manchester. The initial term will be 5 years with the option to extend annuallyfor up to 3 years.The scope of the procurement is to establish a mechanism to equip the bus fleet with ETMand AVL facilities, plus a central administrative back office. This consists of the following:• Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETM) to standardise bus ticket acceptance and sale.• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) facilities which enable confirmation of bus location for:o Service control by the TfGM control roomo Operator administration of their fleetso Customer information systems such as journey planners and ‘next bus’ displays.o Other bus-based systems such as customer announcements and driver monitoring.GMCA & TfGM are procuring contracts for the supply and maintenance of certain elementsof the required Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) solution (such as ticketing, vehiclelocation, and driver communications systems) to ensure a standardised approach, whichwould then be made available to franchise operators by way of a separate agreement whowould be required to utilise this equipment. This could potentially include a transitionalphase from current operator-owned ITS equipment to that procured by GMCA & TfGM.