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Supply, Installation and Support of On-Bus Destination Display Equipment and Audio Visual Announcements (AVA)

Upcoming United Kingdom Radio, TV & communication equipment

Buyer South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), which is introducing bus franchising, intends to procure on-bus Destination Display equipment and an Audio Visual Announcement system as a single contract for approximately 700 vehicles. The scope covers external front, side and rear destination displays; internal next-stop displays and audio announcements; supplier back office platforms for content management and monitoring; installation at operator depots; integration with on-bus systems including an ITxPT-aligned Vehicle Compute Gateway installed by SYMCA from Day 1, use of the shared gateway not being a mandatory Day-1 dependency; and maintenance and support for the contract term. The solution must support compliance with the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023. The AVL system is procured separately and may not be available when installation starts. Preliminary market engagement is underway via a questionnaire.

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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is introducing bus franchising and intends to procure on-bus Destination Display equipment and an Audio Visual Announcement (AVA) system for the franchised bus fleet, as a single contract. The requirement is expected to cover approximately 700 vehicles and includes external front, side and rear destination displays; internal next-stop displays and audio announcements; supplier-provided back office platforms for content management and monitoring; installation at operator depots; integration with other on-bus systems, including a Vehicle Compute / ITxPT-aligned Gateway that SYMCA will install from Day 1 (use of the shared gateway is not a mandatory Day-1 dependency); and maintenance and support for the contract term. The solution must support compliance with the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023. The Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system is being procured separately and may not be available when installation starts. SYMCA is carrying out preliminary market engagement to test its requirements, proposed approach and timescales with the market before publishing a tender notice. Interested suppliers are invited to complete a short market engagement questionnaire. Participation is not a condition of taking part in any future procurement.

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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

United Kingdom

notices in the register
34
awards
25
awarded in total
€225,063

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
22
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
17%

Based on 23 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.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Radio, TV & communication equipment - United Kingdom

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Based on 155 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

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open now in Radio, TV & communication equipment
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€400,000

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different companies won awards here
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of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
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buyers awarded contracts here
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Based on 154 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.

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