Bus Franchising and Metrolink Joint Digital Mobile Radio Reference Number: 20222621

Concepts

• manchester
• telecommunications services
• gmca
• bus franchising
• joint needs of the tfgm bus
• bus network
• scalable digital mobile radio
• radio and television equipment
• metrolink joint digital mobile radio reference number
• gmca & tfgm

Location

North West England:

Description

GMCA & TfGM require a highly reliable, fault tolerant and scalable Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) system to meet the initial and future voice and low volume data communications joint needs of the TfGM Bus and Tram operations. The Bus network for the Greater Manchester area, are being brought under local control and will be run by TfGM, on behalf of GMCA.

Total Quantity or Scope

TfGM of behalf of GMCA, will undertake an Open Procurement and appoint a single Service Provider to design, build, support and maintain the TfGM DMR System. The initial contract duration would be 84 months, with 2 extensions available the duration of the first extension is for 24 months and the second is a 12-month extension.

Renewal Options

The initial contract duration would be 84 months, with 2 extensions available the duration of the first extension is for 24 months and the second is a 12-month extension. All Tenderers must express their interest in this opportunity via the e-tendering portal Pro-Contract the details of the opportunity can be located in the Pro-Contract portal under reference DN642702 via URL: https://procontract.due-north.com.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 64200000 - Telecommunications services
• 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
• 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Indicators

• An E-Catalogue is required.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** GMCA and TfGM is looking to establish a contract for a Service Provider to design, build, maintain and support the GMCA and TfGM Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) System. The DMR System consists of: a) the DMR Network: including the Common Control Nodes (CCN) and the logging recorders in the Metrolink Trafford and Queens Road Depots, at least 14 base station transmitters sites, at least 12 Radio Frequency over Fibre (RFoF) repeaters sites and the associated backhaul network and internet services; b) LTE (Long Term Evolution – 3G, 4G & 5G) Service provided by the UK Public Cellular Network providers as a fallback. c) gateways and interfaces to third-party systems, such as telephony, AVL and etc. d) cloud hosted management, monitoring, support and maintenance tools and sub-systems. e) initially up to 2100 vehicle radio terminals and 300 portable handheld radio terminals, collectively referred to as DMR Terminals; and f) initially up to 65 Dispatcher Consoles. The procurement will be via an Open procedure and is anticipated to have a contract commencement date of the 3rd May 2023.The contract would commence in early May 2023.The initial contract duration would be 84 months, with 2 extensions available the first at 24 months and the second at 12 months in duration. All Tenderers must express their interest in this opportunity via the e-tendering portal Pro-Contract the details of the opportunity can be located in the Pro-Contract portal under reference DN642702 via URL: https://procontract.due-north.com.