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# Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines and Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-electronic-ticketing-machines-and-automatic-vehicle-locators-for-bus-franchis-ocds-h6vhtk-058d12). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority: "Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines and Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising". Published status: complete. Published Value: £18,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003)
- **Published Value:** £18,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, Transport tickets, Vehicle location system
- **Delivery Location:** UKE4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £44,347,658 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-electronic-ticketing-machines-and-automatic-vehicle-locators-for-bus-franchis-ocds-h6vhtk-058d12#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058d12`

## 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/provision-of-electronic-ticketing-machines-and-automatic-vehicle-locators-for-bus-franchis-ocds-h6vhtk-058d12#tl-md)

## Description
Lot 1 ETM Description:
To procure suppliers to supply, install, test, and maintain the suite of hardware and software for ETM on the Weaver Network buses, as part of the ecosystem of operators and suppliers for the Weaver Network. In terms of hardware, the focus of the procurement includes new units, however Combined Authority may consider second-hand units, subject to availability and meeting minimum requirements of this procurement.
Lot 2 AVL Description:
The project is to procure suitable hardware, software and maintenance of AVL equipment for the Weaver Network of buses in West Yorkshire. WYCA will need to procure around 550 AVL units for its fleet of new, Residual Value and Operator-provided buses in Round 1 of franchising, with an option to procure a further 930 for Round 2 and 3, together with the wiring looms, SIMs, testing and installation, back office and software licences to provide vehicle location feeds.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33952000, 34980000, 42961300
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2026 to 28/02/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines for Bus Franchising (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CORVIA LIMITED TRADING AS TICKETER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMCQ-2232-TJPL`
  - Value: £31,327,186
  - Date: 13/04/2026

- **Award:** Provision of Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-82941`
  - Value: £13,020,472
  - Date: 13/04/2026

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines (active)
  - Signed Value: £31,327,186
  - Signed Date: 15/06/2026

- **Contract:** Provision of Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising (active)
  - Signed Value: £13,020,472
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F057450-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T09:57:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T07:23:39.207Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058d12