Rural and Regional Bus Contactless Reader Device - WS2854835172

RFT ID WS2854835172

RFT Type Request for Proposals

Published 9-Jun-2021

Closes 28-Jun-2021 10:00am

Category Point of sale payment terminal

Agency Transport NSW - Corporate

Contact Person

Victor Lewandowski
Phone: 0407643967
victor.lewandowski@transport.nsw.gov.au

Tender Details

ransport for NSW (‘TfNSW’) seeks Proposals to supply and support Rural and Regional Bus Contactless Reader Device

As part of the Rural & Regional (‘R&R’) Ticketing Program, TfNSW is seeking proposals from prospective proponents for the supply, installation, commissioning, and ongoing hardware and software support and compliance of Transit Payment Devices.

The Solution delivered will include, as appropriate, software, hardware, installation services, configuration, maintenance, support, training and services to implement the solution (the ‘Solution’).

The desired vehicle Transit Payment Device and telematics component of the Solution shall be installed on TfNSW Rural and Regional Bus Service Contract (‘RRBSC’) vehicles to allow customers to pay their bus fare with a contactless payment card (‘CPC’); offering a similar experience for customers in the Greater Sydney area using the existing Opal network. The Solution will accept EMV payment card taps on those vehicles on those vehicles, and transmit this information to the Back Office (which is part of a separate tender) via cellular and/or other suitable wireless communication technologies. The desired Transit Payment Device component of the Solution shall be innovative in nature in order to support a varied and diverse RRBSC vehicle fleet consisting of several different types, sizes and vehicle manufacturers.

Location

NSW Regions: Far North Coast, Mid North Coast, New England, Central Coast, Hunter, Cumberland/Prospect, Nepean, Northern Sydney, Inner West, South East Sydney, South West Sydney, Central West, Orana/Far West, Riverina/Murray, Illawarra, Southern Highlands

RFT Type

Request for Proposals - An invitation for expressions of interest / seeking preliminary proposals. In many cases these may be used as a basis for shortlisting tenderers, along with other criteria such as expertise and experience. Prospective tenderers are initially evaluated for their proposal against the relevant selection criteria. A number of those who best meet the criteria are invited to tender. For complex or some other types of procurement, where the product or service outcomes are highly dependent on the content of the proposals received from Tenderers, the outcome may be negotiated.

This tender opportunity is not expected to lead to the award of a contract, or the award details will be advertised elsewhere. Please telephone or email the contact officer for details

Additional Details / Instructions

In order to gain access to the Request For Proposal (‘RFP’) documents, Tenderers are required to register their and/or their organisation’s interest by sending an email to:

tss.bidder@transport.nsw.gov.au

advising ALL of the following information:

1) RFP Title i.e., Rural and Regional Bus Contactless Reader Device

2) RFP ID i.e., WS2854835172

3) Your Organisation’s registered name

4) Your ACN and ABN as appropriate

5) Registered Business Address

6) Nominated Contact’s Name

7) Nominated Contact’s Email Address

8) Nominated Contact’s Full Phone Number inc. area and where necessary country codes

9) A generic email address suitable for the receipt of Purchase Orders

Conditions for Participation

Responses can only be lodged electronically via TfNSW’s Transport equip supplier portal at:
https://supplierportal.erp.transport.nsw.gov.au
which will be made available when TfNSW has issued you with the appropriate login information. Hard copy submission is not an option.