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title: "Smart Ticketing System for the Mersey Ferries"
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# Smart Ticketing System for the Mersey Ferries

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-ticketing-system-for-the-mersey-ferries-ocds-h6vhtk-0369c9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseytravel: "Smart Ticketing System for the Mersey Ferries". Published status: complete. Published Value: £490,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Oct 2022, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseytravel-GB-PPON-PJQR-8469-DXQD)
- **Published Value:** £490,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 October 2022 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £573,620 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-ticketing-system-for-the-mersey-ferries-ocds-h6vhtk-0369c9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0369c9`

## 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/smart-ticketing-system-for-the-mersey-ferries-ocds-h6vhtk-0369c9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-ticketing-system-for-the-mersey-ferries-ocds-h6vhtk-0369c9#participate

## Description
Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) are looking to
procure a Tickets, Online and Point of Sale Solution for the Mersey Ferries.
We are looking to appoint a provider for 3 years with the option to extend on a 24-month
rolling basis thereafter up to a maximum of a further 4 years.
The new booking platform is at the heart of the requirement. It requires a central back office
EPOS system which will manage all aspects of the product sales in real time, delivered simultaneously through multiple sales channels including online via
a). the Mersey Ferries website;
b). through the systems POS at Sales Desks such as at Ferry Terminals;
c). through LCRCA call centres and office locations;
d). through Self Service Kiosks at core locations;
e). through OTA’s and Channel Managers; and
f). via local Partner sales portals.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Smart Ticketing System for the Mersey Ferries (active)
  - Award id: `005558-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Palisis AG**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76121`
  - Value: £573,620 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Smart Ticketing System for the Mersey Ferries (active)
  - Signed Value: £573,620
  - Signed Date: 24/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005558-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-24T13:53:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T03:55:01.777Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0369c9