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Open tender · Notice 102021-2026

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

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Value
£20m
Closes
4 Dec 2026 (26 days)
Where
Yorkshire and the Humber
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
8 Feb 2027 – 10 Sep 2032

In plain English

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority wants a supplier to design, supply, install and maintain on-bus destination displays and audio visual announcement (AVA) systems, with back office software, for its 723-vehicle franchised bus fleet in South Yorkshire. The contract runs from 8 February 2027 to 10 September 2032, with up to four 12-month extensions to 10 September 2036, and is estimated at £20,000,000 including optional extra orders and extensions.

Good fit for: Passenger information and bus display technology suppliers able to fit equipment at vehicle build and support it for years.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Must work independently of the Authority's other systems must operate without dependency on the Authority's separately procured AVL system or Vehicle Compute / IP Edge Gateway
  • Must meet accessible information regulations must comply with the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023
  • Later phases may be cancelled by the buyer The Authority may elect not to proceed with Phase 2 and/or Phase 3
  • Full maintenance and support for the whole term The supplier is required to provide a fully maintained service for the contract term

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is procuring the design, supply, installation, commissioning, integration, maintenance and support of on-bus destination display equipment and an audio visual announcement (AVA) system for the South Yorkshire franchised bus fleet, together with the supporting back office and content management software. The requirement covers 723 vehicles, being the whole franchised fleet including vehicles used on school services, driver training vehicles and operator spare vehicles. Destination display equipment is required for all 723 vehicles together with a 2% spares allowance, giving 738 destination display units, and AVA is required for all 723 vehicles. The assumed fleet composition is 35% single deck and 65% double deck. The fleet is brought into service in three phases, with Go Live Dates of 4 September 2027, 10 September 2028 and 10 September 2029. The estimated split is approximately 406 vehicles in Phase 1, 190 in Phase 2 and 127 in Phase 3. These are estimates and the number of vehicles in each phase may be more or less. The Authority may elect not to proceed with Phase 2 and/or Phase 3, on written notice given not less than three months before the first purchase order for that phase falls to be issued under the agreed delivery and installation programme, in accordance with the contract terms. Equipment is expected to be fitted at the vehicle manufacturer's premises during vehicle build, and ordered in batches against an agreed delivery and installation programme. The supplier is required to provide a fully maintained service for the contract term, including remote monitoring and diagnostics, fault response and repair, spares, software and firmware updates, obsolescence management and a helpdesk. The solution must comply with the …

Read the official notice Tender documents

Getting the documents

procontract.due-north.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).

Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 28 Oct 2026.

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