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Bus Network Analysis & Scheduling Software

Awarded United Kingdom Software & IT systems

Buyer West Midlands Combined Authority

€320,753 awarded value

Key facts

Awarded
decided 109 days after the deadline
Procedure
Restricted procedure Two steps: companies first ask to take part, and only those selected are invited to bid. Full entry
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Awarded to

Via Technologies Europe B.V.

Awarded value
€320,753
Record with this buyer
1 first contract from this buyer in the register
Back on the market
Aug 2028 How we know

Summary

Machine-generated summary

West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded a contract for Bus Network Analysis & Scheduling Software to Via Technologies Europe B.V. for EUR 320,752.51. The awarded price is the same as the estimate, within 1%. The software covers network analysis, bus service and network re-design, timetable scheduling based on bus speed data, demographic analysis, journey time and isochrone mapping, blocking to model depot and service level workings, demand responsive transport design, integration with West Midlands on Demand booking data, and shareable custom maps for stakeholder engagement. The contract was awarded through Lot 2 (Cloud Software) of the GCA G-Cloud 14 Framework via direct award. It runs for 24 months, from 8 May 2026 to 7 May 2028, with a 1-year option to extend to 7 May 2029. The contract is expected to end and come back to market on 2028-08-24.

Timing

  1. Deadline
  2. Awarded decided in 109 days
  3. Published
  4. Contract ends, estimated August 2028

When this contract comes back

estimated

This contract runs about 24 months, so it is back on the market around August 2028.

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Description

This is to publish information regarding a Direct Award from Lot 2 (Cloud Software) of the GCA G-Cloud 14 Framework. The contract is for the purchase of Bus Network Analysis & Scheduling Software, with a wide ranging functionality including: - Network analysis - Bus service and network re-design - Bus timetable scheduling based upon bus speed data - Demographic analysis - Bus journey time / iscochrone mapping - Bus service scheduling and cost assessments - "Blocking" - modelling of bus workings at depot and service level to assess network peak vehicle requirements - Demand responsive transport design - Integration with DRT data from West Midlands on Demand Via booking system - Shareable maps for stakeholder engagement - Creation of custom maps for stakeholder engagement, internal comms, and reports The contract is for a duration of 2 years, from 8th May 2026 until 7th May 2028, with a 1-year option to extend to a final, potential expiry date of 7th May 2029.

Official source

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Market

Software & IT systems in United Kingdom

median award in this market
€156,513
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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 1,278 awards for Software & IT systems in United Kingdom.

This award
€320,753
Median award
€156,513
Middle half of past awards
€70,044 to €396,063

The award sits inside the usual range.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

Market context

open now in Software & IT systems
1,814
median open notice
€284,490

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Software & IT systems

different companies won awards here
670
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
15%
buyers awarded contracts here
466

Based on 1,430 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

The buyer in figures

West Midlands Combined Authority

notices in the register
101
awards
87
awarded in total
€3.7M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
57
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
19%
of its calls state an estimated value
93%

Based on 84 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

West Midlands Combined Authority

United Kingdom

Awards most often to

  1. Matchtech Group 6 awards €616,311
  2. Matchtech Group (UK) Limited 5 awards €550,933
  3. Matchtech Limited 5 awards €459,443

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