Denmark – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Contract for the establishment, operation, maintenance, and support of a Planning System as a Service for public transport

The contract comprises establishment, operation, maintenance, and support of a Planning System as a Service for public transport (the Contract). The customer consist of Nordjyllands Trafikselskab, Midttrafik, Sydtrafik, Fynbus and BAT – Din bus på Bornholm. The purpose of this contract is to implement a new common Planning System that can ensure timely and efficient development, planning and administration of public transport. The solution can handle the relevant functions regarding bus, train, and light rail traffic in terms of IT. Further, the scope of the contract concerns the implementation, maintenance, and further development of an IT system for planning public transport in Danish Public Transport Authorities (PTA). The PTAs are not the same in size, and therefore the workload in connection with installation, onboarding, training, etc. will vary per PTA. The number of operating buses for a month varies from approximately 40 to approximately 800 for a PTA, including the number of hours per bus for a month ranging from 1900 hours to 2200 hours. The Contract contains elements of a framework agreement, as the Contact obliges the supplier to deliver the above-mentioned Planning System as well as it enables the contracting authorities to purchase the ad hoc services outlined in the Contract at an agreed hourly rate for ad hoc assistance during the term of the Contract.