cEMV Project Consultancy Support
Reference ocds-b5fd17-820bc920-460b-4cc3-9cc6-75b7042cdce9 · West Midlands Combined Authority
Awarded to PA Consulting Services Limited for £250,000.
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The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) through Transport for West Midlands ('TfWM'), and in partnership with Project Coral (a Bus operators' group), are aiming to progress and introduce a contactless ticketing system for public transport users on Bus and Tram across England. Project Coral was formed in 2019 and is a collaborative private sector led Steering Board comprising of FirstGroup PLC, Arriva UK Bus Ltd, Stagecoach Services Ltd, The Go-Ahead Group Ltd, National Express Ltd and Rotala PLC. Originally and up until 2020, both TfWM and Project Coral had been independently working on developing a Specification to meet the requirements discussed above. The Department for Transport (DfT) put both parties together in 2021 and since then they have worked collaboratively to develop a cEMV technical Specification. Both original Specifications were amalgamated into one version in 2021 by PA Consulting, a professional consultancy services firm. PA Consulting were chosen due to the previous work they helped deliver for TfWM, including the development of an Outline Business Case (OBC) for Swift pay-as-you-go capping using INIT in 2018, and a report on "Contactless Ticketing and Be…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PA Consulting Services Limited | £250,000 | 29 January 2025 |
Official publications
| Medium | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FTS | e0c17988-1a86-4452-a6d3-354cb0aeca52-830200 | 25 February 2025 |
| Contracts Finder | e0c17988-1a86-4452-a6d3-354cb0aeca52-830200 | 25 February 2025 |
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