# CO0391 Modernising Passenger Transport

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,000,000
- Published: 5 December 2024
- Planned start: 1 June 2025
- Planned end: 1 June 2029
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-24ad80d8-197b-41a2-b589-9b2e522fbcbc

## Description

Essex County Council seeks to procure a Travel Planner and Digital Demand Responsive Transport - DDRT - Solution\. To replace the current TravelEssex App and enable the wider modernisation of passenger transport through improved customer service, enhanced journey planning and information\. The Solution is considered a MaaS platform and will enable the addition of further functionality, modules or integrations over time under the Agreement, subject to funding, via Continuous Improvement, Additional Services and/or Change Control Notice\. The Supplier must provide a Travel Planner which is available in two ways: 1 a web based Travel Planner, which will be seamlessly embedded on the TravelEssex website www\.TravelEssex\.co\.uk and other websites\. 2 a TravelEssex App, integrating the journey planning data in item 1 with DDRT in order to enable booking and payment for existing, and future, flexible transport services such as ECC's DigiGo service\. ECC is therefore undertaking a Restricted tender under FTS procedures for a rolling contract term with a 4-year minimum period\. Please note that Consortiums are encouraged and welcome to bid\. The tender can be accessed using the following link: https://procontract\.due-north\.com/Login Additional information: Please note that Consortiums are encouraged and welcome to bid\. The tender can be accessed using the following link https://procontract\.due-north\.com/Login

## Related contract awards

- [NDORS Booking System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-652764a5-9885-4560-87b1-3ad5260098b7): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [Subscription Based Research Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f776f94c-afa5-4342-ada4-0d138edbd792): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [CO0346 Employee Assistance Programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a93a9b88-f390-429a-afc6-5837332dd27e): Essex County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8876e422-207b-43e7-979a-94614b4b077d-808637)