NoWcard Concessionary Travel System (Managed Service)
A Prior Information Notice
by LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Goods)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- ___
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 03 Oct 2025
- Delivery
- 01 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2030
- Deadline
- n/a
Related Terms
Location
Cumbria:
5 buyers
- Lancashire County Council Preston
- Blackpool Council Blackpool
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Blackburn
- Cumberland Council Carlisle
- Westmorland & Furness Council Kendal
Description
NoWcard is a transport smart card pass, most commonly for the elderly or disabled, available for use in Cumberland, Westmorland & Furness, Lancashire County Council (LCC), Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool administrative areas. It is administered by LCC on behalf of all NoWcard members with the smart card recording journey details and verifies eligibility for the concessionary travel. LCC wish to engage a managed service provider to supply and maintain an ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) compliant NoWcard system, which is composed of the following components; 1. Asset Management System - Host Operator Processing System (AMS - HOPS) 2. ITSO Secure Application Module (ISAM) management 3. Cardholder and Card Management System (CMS) - English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) and Commercial Schemes 4. On-line application (web portal) - integration of ENCTS and existing commercial CMS 5. Print and Dispatch
CPV Codes
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
Indicators
- Renewals are available.
Other Information
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Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a385
- FTS 061964-2025