Supply, Installation and Support of On-Bus Destination Display Equipment and Audio Visual Announcements (AVA)
- Buyer
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Closes
- 4 December 2026
- Where
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority wants a supplier to provide and fit on-board destination signs and automated audio-visual announcements for its franchised bus fleet of about 723 vehicles, along with the back-office software used to manage the displayed content. The supplier would also maintain and support the equipment through to 2032, with optional extensions to 2036.
What the buyer wants
• Design, supply, install, commission and integrate destination display units (738 including a 2% spares allowance) and audio-visual announcement systems for all 723 vehicles, plus the back-office and content management software • Fit the equipment during vehicle build at the manufacturer's premises, delivered in batches against an agreed programme across three phases with go-live dates from September 2027 to September 2029 • Provide a fully maintained service for the contract term, including remote monitoring, fault response and repair, spares, software and firmware updates, obsolescence management and a helpdesk, with the solution complying with the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023
Requirements
What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The £20 million value, the requirement to equip and support the whole 723-vehicle fleet across three phases, and the long-term maintenance commitment to 2032 (with options to 2036) would most likely rule out small businesses unless they can work as part of a larger consortium or subcontract to a major supplier.
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