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# The Provision of Journey Planning, Mobile Ticketing and Mobile Application

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-journey-planning-mobile-ticketing-and-mobile-application-ocds-h6vhtk-05a238). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Midlands Combined Authority: "The Provision of Journey Planning, Mobile Ticketing and Mobile Application". Published status: active. Published Value: £4,376,212. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## 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:** £4,376,212 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 July 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Custom software development services, System and support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG, UKG3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-journey-planning-mobile-ticketing-and-mobile-application-ocds-h6vhtk-05a238#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a238`

## 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/the-provision-of-journey-planning-mobile-ticketing-and-mobile-application-ocds-h6vhtk-05a238#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-journey-planning-mobile-ticketing-and-mobile-application-ocds-h6vhtk-05a238#participate

## Description
The West Midlands Travel App (WMTA) Project aims to replace our current fragmented transport information with a simple, trusted, and dependable digital solution. Acting for its customers, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) seeks a unified platform that simplifies the end-to-end customer experience for journey planning and mobile ticketing. By providing intelligent journey planning, accurate live updates, and easy mobile ticketing, the solution supports TfWM’s strategic objective to increase the use of public transport. This initiative is a foundational step towards delivering a cohesive and modern transport network, supporting bus franchising goals and our Local Transport Plan. The platform's ability to be a reliable, day-to-day tool for customers will allow TfWM to capture more valuable insights into customer behaviour, thereby supporting future enhancements and investment.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Journey Planning
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72230000, 72250000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** A journey planning solution is required to provide customers with comprehensive, real-time, and multi-modal journey planning information. It shall include search filtering options that enable customers to identify journeys that best meet their needs,...
- **Contract Period:** 10/11/2026 to 09/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Mobile Ticketing Backoffice Solution
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72230000, 72250000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,776,212
- **Description:** The mobile ticketing solution will provide a backend solution (MTBS) that must securely manage all core ticketing system functions. It will serve as the backend system for ticketing lifecycles, payment processing, customer accounts and configurable c...
- **Contract Period:** 10/11/2026 to 09/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Mobile App
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72230000, 72250000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £350,000
- **Description:** The app will be TfWM’s primary customer-facing solution, providing a seamless and secure experience for customers to plan their journeys and purchase products on iOS and Android devices. 
These functions will be supported by additional features such ...
- **Contract Period:** 10/11/2026 to 09/11/2029
- **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%2F053252-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-05T10:38:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T12:45:57.215Z
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