How to win: Transforming Real Time Passenger Information- Ref 05052-2023

About this contract

This tender is for the provision of a sole provider for the purchase and maintenance of Real Time Information Passenger Screens (RTPI), a Content Management System (CMS), annual maintenance and support, and a customer services helpdesk. The WMCA now seeks to form a long-term partnership with a single provider for both hardware, software, customer services, development and innovation. The rationale being to provide a managed service, with consistency, clearly defined responsibilities, streamlined products and supply chain, and facilitate interoperability. In order to take part in this invitation to Tender, Suppliers must ensure they are registered on to the Government Central Digital Platform.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Midlands Combined Authority scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £8,840,666, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 14 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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