Contract notice

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

131 St Vincent Street

Glasgow

G2 5JF

UK

Contact person: Kenny Govan

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM82

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.spt.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10382

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: 21-193

II.1.2) Main CPV code

72212100

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

SPT administers the ZoneCard ticketing arrangement on behalf of the participating operators. ZoneCard is currently a paper ticket, allowing travel on bus, rail, Subway and ferry across the west of Scotland. SPT is seeking an established supplier with a proven ITSO platform to deliver the following:

Development, testing and deployment of a range of ITSO ticket products (including but not limited to season tickets and carnets) to be accepted on multiple modes and by multiple operators.

Ongoing services to maintain the availability of the ITSO ticket products.

Liaison with operators and their suppliers through the development, testing and deployment stages.

Ticket validity to be based on a geographic Zonal structure (estimated seven zones in total).

Online retail and fulfilment service (including RTD) for the above range of ZoneCard ITSO products.

Retail at operators’ existing physical POSTs (such as ticket vending machines).

Mobile app for operator ticket inspection and validation.

Comprehensive ITSO/HOPS service as Product Owner and connecting to 3rd party services as required.

Reporting from HOPS.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Lot No: 1

Lot No: 2

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

SPT will use Dun and Bradstreet's DBAi financial reporting system to assess the financial stability of bidders. Bidders must confirm within their response to Question 4B.4 in the SPD, the value of their D&B Failure Score.

In the event that the bidder does not have a Dun and Bradstreet rating or they consider that the rating has been adversely affected by factors which they can offer mitigating evidence for, SPT will use financial ratios to evaluate a bidder’s financial status. Bidders must confirm within their response to Question 4B.4 of the SPD, the value of the 3 financial ratios listed as taken from their own Accounts.

The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the insurance cover indicated below:

Professional Risk Indemnity: GBP 2m per claim without limit to the number of claims

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: GBP 5m per claim without limit to the number of claims

Public Liability: GBP 5m per claim without limit to the number of claims

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Bidders with a Failure Score of 51 or above on the DBAi system will be deemed to have evidenced satisfactory financial stability.

Where Financial ratios are used:

1 Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio;

2 Liquidity – this value is calculated as current assets less stock and work in progress, divided by current liabilities. If the answer is greater than or equal to one then it is a pass for this ratio;

3 Gearing – this value is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (short term and long term) divided by shareholder funds expressed as a percentage. If the answer is less than or equal to 100% it is considered a pass for this ratio.

Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met, we may then take account of other factors when assessing financial viability and the risk to the organisation, providing that the Bidder can submit acceptable evidence to substantiate any of the mitigating criteria

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Bidders should provide at least two separate previous examples of where they have developed and and implemented the Services as described within the Specification. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport will contact the organisations you have noted upon your evidence to discuss how you have worked with them and improved their ticketing offer.

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

Note that Bidders who are ONLY bidding for Lot 1 - Zonecard ITSO AMS-HOPS and Part 11 Solution, should provide at least two examples of evidence relating to this and this alone.

Those bidding ONLY for Lot 2 - Zonecard CMS Web Portal and App Solution should only provide evidence of at least two examples relating to this service and only this service.

Those organisations intending to bid for BOTH Lots are required to provide evidence of at least two examples relating to their experience of developing and implementing BOTH services.

Failure to satisfactorily evidence experience of any or both services may result in your bid being rejected, either for both or single Lots.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As described within the Specification for each Lot

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2020/S 245-609028

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 14/01/2022

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 13/05/2022

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 14/01/2022

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body