Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b98-e05f-72e0-b5a4-09d4466eaf20/framework-4-itso-and-wider-transport-ticketing-payment-consultancy-support-fr awarded GB open procedure # Framework 4: ITSO and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy Support Framework [South West Smart Applications Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-west-smart-applications-limited) Estimated value £4,000,000 Published 22 Feb 2023 Deadline Closed 26 Oct 2022 ## Who can bid - Split into 4 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Smart Applications Management Limited (SAM) is the trading name of South West Smart Applications Limited, a Membership based central purchasing body, which owns and runs the National Mobilities Procurement Hub for its Members. This Framework is seeking the provision of Consultancy Support Services for ITSO and Wider Transport Ticketing including Payment systems. The ITSO and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy Support Framework (Lot 1) is for the provision of Consultants capable of meeting a range of Core ITSO and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment support requirements. Framework Lot 2 is for the provision of entry to an Experts Panel of Niche Specialisms based on detailed specialist requirements in the Transport Ticketing and Payment field. Framework Lot 3 is for the provision of Consultants capable of meeting a range of Core Concessionary Travel & Payment support requirements. Framework Lot 4 is for the inclusion of entry to a fixed fee Short Term Experts List (STEL), where Consultants agree to a fixed rate for short term work (Max 10 days), enabling SAM Members to undertake a Direct Award for any Consultant on the Lot 4 Experts List to complete their work. Lot 4 places are conditional on suppliers winning a place on Lots 1, 2 or 3 or a combination of them. This Framework is seeking to host a number of Consultant Suppliers for ITSO and wider passenger transport and payment services, who are committed to partnership working, including with other consultants. This Framework will be available for all public sector bodies in the UK, including Local Authorities, Highway Authorities, Combined Authorities, and Regional Transport Authorities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland as well as National Transport Bodies such as Transport for Wales, Transport Scotland, Translink and the Department for Transport. It will also be available for use by any bus/rail/tram/ferry operator in the UK. More detail of who the Framework is for, is outlined in Section VI. 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