Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines and Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising
Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLot 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.
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Transport tickets · Vehicle location system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 15:30 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 10:57 BST
- Authority reference
ETM and AVL- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057450- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d12Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Transport Technology
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 18 Jun 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published22 Aug 2025, 15:30 BST
- Market engagement393 days ago18 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Next notice expected349 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts229 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends175 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published120 days ago18 Jun 2026, 10:57 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Aug 2025, 15:30 BSTUK2
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 13:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 13:22 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Apr 2026, 13:22 BST
- Contract signature expected15 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Jun 2026, 10:57 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORVIA LIMITED TRADING AS TICKETERSMEProvision of Electronic Ticketing Machines for Bus Franchising15 May 2026 – 14 May 2031 · up to 15 May 2041Extensions: 2 x 5 years extensions are available for maximum contract period of 15 years | £31,327,186 | 14 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Vix Technology UK LtdSMEProvision of Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising15 May 2026 – 14 May 2031 · up to 15 May 2041Extensions: 2 x 5 years extensions are available for maximum contract period of 15 years | £13,020,472 | 14 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Electronic Ticketing Machines · CORVIA LIMITED TRADING AS TICKETERSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £31,327,186
- Period
- 16 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2031 · up to 16 Jun 2041 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x optional 5 Years extensions available
5 agreed KPIs: System availability · INCIDENT MANAGEMEN T · SYSTEM QUALITY …
- System availability
- INCIDENT MANAGEMEN T
- SYSTEM QUALITY
- SYSTEM PERFORMANC E
- SERVICE MANAGEMEN T
Provision of Automatic Vehicle Locators for Bus Franchising · Vix Technology UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £13,020,472
- Period
- 10 Jun 2026 – 9 Jun 2031 · up to 10 Jun 2041 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x optional 5 Year extensions are available
5 agreed KPIs: AVAILABILITY · INCIDENT MANAGEMEN T · SYSTEM QUALITY …
- AVAILABILITY
- INCIDENT MANAGEMEN T
- SYSTEM QUALITY
- SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
- SERVICE MANAGEMEN T
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CORVIA LIMITED TRADING AS TICKETERAwarded supplier
- VIX TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender