Provision of Real Time Passenger Information Systsem

Requirement for future provision of RTPI within Staffordshire County Council to introduce a revised system architecture. This will utilise upgrades to the partner bus operators Electronic Ticket Machines (ETMs), allowing provision of AVL information from the GPS enabled ETM, via the GPRS communications network. Information will be consolidated within bus operator’s sub-systems, before being supplied to Stafford County Council for RTPI purposes via SIRI links. Requirements may be split into two distinct elements, contractors may choose to tender for one or all elements

a) Central RTPI System

Provision of central system, comprising: data brokerage with RTPI prediction engine, report suite and output configuration tool. This will collate information from participating bus operators and other RTPI systems within the region, and provide configurable outputs, including; API layers, a SIRI data feed to the display estate Contractor. A web based live monitoring tool, showing the status of all incoming and outgoing data feeds and the location of all buses being monitored by the Central System is required.

b) Display Estate

Provision of hardware and software maintenance for the existing display estate, with options for procurement, installation and maintenance of new display hardware as required during the Contract term. A Content Management System (CMS) to control display content and layout for existing and any future displays, which will take a SIRI data feed from the central system Contractor, and provide real time and static content to the display estate, is required. A web based monitoring system, showing the status of all displays, including duration of any downtime is required. All faults and maintenance tasks should be recorded within a web based Fault Management System (FMS), which is to be provided and maintained by the Contractor. The Contractor will maintain a detailed Asset Register.

Additional information: The County Council will run this procurement via the electronic tendering system Proactis. A user guide has been attached to this notice for suppliers who wish to register their organisation on here prior to the tender being published.