DIVA and EFA Journey Planner software

Official notice

Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Awarded value£234,904published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 9 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to MENTZ GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of the DIVA and EFA Journey Planner software platforms. In addition, Mentz will provide associated support, maintenance, development, training and project management services for both systems.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

48100000 Industry specific software package 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jul 2026, 15:27 BST
Last source update: 9 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
Authority reference: PRA000740a
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064641
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c3af Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: Replacement goods or services would be incompatible with existing systems and would give rise to disproportionate technical difficulties in their operation or maintenance.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
3 Jul 2026, 15:27 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
9 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £234,9041 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MENTZ GmbHSMEDIVA and EFA Journey Planner systems1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2028Extensions: There is the option of a 12 month extension. A review of progress with the Metro Smart app and the integration of journey planning and progress with the procurement of a replacement data management system will be undertaken to determine the requirement for the 1-year contract extension.	£234,904 inc. VAT	9 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseytravel

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQR-8469-DXQD 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MENTZ GmbHAwarded supplierGB-COH: 33B91898GB-PPON: PZDT-4441-WCVZ Grillparzerstrasse 18, Munich, DE, 81675, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2026, 12:01 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2026, 15:27 BST