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# Multi-operator Fare Capping System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-operator-fare-capping-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6f3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "Multi-operator Fare Capping System". Published status: active. Published Value: £16,752,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: wmca.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Midlands Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-combined-authority-ons-e47000007)
- **Published Value:** £16,752,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Development of transaction processing and custom software, Information technology services, Transport systems consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-operator-fare-capping-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6f3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a6f3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-operator-fare-capping-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6f3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [wmca.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwmca.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-operator-fare-capping-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04a6f3#participate

## Description
WMCA, through TfWM are seeking to procure a contactless Multi-Operator Fare Capping ticketing system. This system will provide a secure way of reconciling customer trips when payments are made using contactless (cEMV) technology across different public transport operators and their respective independent technical systems. The project is taking place in collaboration with ‘Project Coral’- a consortium of private sector transport operators. It is intended that the system will be rolled out to multiple operators, firstly in the West Midlands but with the long-term objective of the system being deployed nationwide.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72222300, 72232000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £16,752,000
- **Description:** The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) through Transport for West Midlands (‘TfWM’), and in partnership with Project Coral (a Bus operators’ group), are aiming to progress and introduce a contactless ticketing solution/ system (cEMV) for public ...
- **Contract Period:** 06/07/2025 to 07/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038711-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-02T10:35:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:41:42.360Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a6f3