Mobile Ticketing Apps inc. Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

Overview

The Digital Retail Mobile Apps Lot is focussed on Apps for the Passenger. A Passenger may be considered to be the user of traditional forms of public transport as well as a user of a car club, car parking, bike hire, taxi hire, and other less traditional public transport/passenger transit modes as embodied by the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) approach.

The solutions are outcome based and aim to offer a broad canvas under which Suppliers existing products can be hosted, subject to a number of core requirements for which Tenders are required to support.

Further options are then selectable by the Tenderer to be able to provide products such as Mobile Wallets and Retail Functions / Barcode/QR Based Tickets / Host Card Emulation (HCE) of ITSO Smartcards and Products / Non-ITSO Host Card Emulation (HCE) of ITSO Smartcards and Products / Yotra ITSO on Mobile / HCE or Other Integration with Mobile Wallets for NFC Acceptance / Digital Entitlements and Discounts / • Enhanced App Functionality / Back Office Enhancements / Alternative Tickets/Media/Communications / Integration with Journey Planners / Post-Pay and Account Based Solutions / Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Functionality.

This Framework Lot hosts a number of Suppliers enabling the Users of the Framework to have a wide choice of supply options.

Key Information

PIN Notice 
2024/S 000-012877

Contract Notice & Corrigendum       
2024/S 000-013807 Corrigendum

Original Tender      
SAM Framework 6 ITT

Request for Information 
RFI Catalogue

Contract Award Notice         
2024/S 000-035700

Framework Start Date
October 1st 2024

Framework End Date         
September 30th 2028

Extension Available         
+1 +1 Years

Award Option         
Direct Award or Further Competition 

Who Should Use This Lot

This Lot is suitable for, but not limited to:

  • Local Authorities, Combined Authorities, Regional Transport Bodies, National Governments or Other Public Sector Bodies wishing to procure a Digital Retail Mobile App Solution;

  • Any Transport Operator wishing to buy a Digital Retail Mobile App Solution.

All users of the National Procurement Framework need to be a Member of SAM. A copy of the Project Initiation Document (PID) for the National Mobilities Procurement Hub is available here.

Guidance Notes

Guidance Notes on how a SAM Member can call-off from the Digital Retail Mobile App Solution Lot are available here.

The Guidance Notes are designed to assist and inform a SAM Member on all aspects of undertaking a call-off from the Framework, including:

  • Scoping a Member's own requirements;

  • Identifying the most suitable Supplier(s) to meet these requirements;

  • Preparing the Call-Off Order;

  • The process for undertaking a Further-Competition (if one is required); and

  • The costs for using the Framework.

Suppliers Available

There are four Suppliers available under this Lot.

Benefits of the Framework

The National Mobilities Procurement Hub Framework Lots are fully compliant with UK procurement legislation for the public sector - so you do not need to run your own procurement process;

  • All Framework Agreements have been upgraded since 2022 and are based upon Crown Commercial Service (CCS) terms;

  • All Suppliers available under this Lot have been assessed for their financial stability, experience, technical ability and commitment to Social Value;

  • All Orders are underpinned by a Framework Agreement, which clearly sets out the terms and conditions of the Order.