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Let’s Carpool Solution
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| RFx ID : | 17768377 |
| Tender Name : | Let’s Carpool Solution |
| Reference # : | 345-16-1080-BT |
| Open Date : | Monday, 8 August 2016 12:30 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
| Close Date : | Friday, 2 September 2016 10:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
| Tender Type : | Request for Proposals (RFP) |
| Tender Coverage : | Sole Agency [?] |
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| Exemption Reason : | None |
| Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
| Contact : |
Darren Bartlett procurement@at.govt.nz |
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Let’s Carpool’ is an established national carpooling brand and website-based service developed by Auckland Transport (AT) and Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC), with the support of the New Zealand Transport Authority. AT is a signatory of a National Partnership Agreement with Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC). This Agreement covers use of the Let’s Carpool website by councils to promote carpooling in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Manawatu/Whanganui, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch.
Auckland Transport recently completed a review of the Let’s Carpool programme, as well as carpooling technologies available internationally. This review found that although the existing Let’s Carpool website-based service has been relatively successful, new technologies such as mobile apps and real-time matching are likely to become strong competitors.
Our recent research and RFI process indicated that technology has moved on since we last tendered for a carpooling platform. Innovations in mapping and matching and the rapid uptake of smartphones are improving the user experience and generating better opportunities to match or form carpool lines, and business models have also changed; some carpool technology providers are now securing all of their income from transaction fees on passenger to drive payments and by selling data insights. If we can move away from a Software as a Service contract we will be able to direct a greater share of the Let’s Carpool funding towards marketing carpooling and growing other elements of the programme.
In turn we aspire to substantially increase Carpooling uptake and awareness of carpooling as a valid transport option.
As part of the new model we are keen to explore the possibility of revenue opportunities also which will help us further promote carpooling as a transport choice.
We seek a supplier who will provide a carpooling platform, and continue our ‘Let’s Carpool’ programme. This provider will work with us to develop and expand awareness and use of carpooling.
We seek a supplier who can reliably manage all elements of the platform, administration and customer base.
To ensure the success of this project we are seeking a partner to really take ownership of the platform for us. We are seeking a supplier we can rely on to manage all elements of the platform, administration and customer base. It’s important to us that you share our vision of carpooling as a transport choice and have a desire to champion it.
This tender has been awarded to:
- RideShark Corporation
Award Date: Tuesday, 18 April 2017 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 2 September 2016 12:05 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
