Spare Platform for Dial-a-ride and other demand-responsive services

West Sussex County Council
South East
Selective procedure
7 April 2026 to 6 April 2029

Implementation and licensing of a digital platform specifically designed for dial-a-ride and demand-responsive transport services. The system must support booking, scheduling, and dispatching for community transport fleets, enabling real-time route optimisation and passenger management for flexible transport service delivery.

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Awarded value: £169k; As published
Published: 20 April 2026
Awarded: 31 March 2026; Spare Labs Inc.
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 6 April 2029

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of a cloud-based software platform to manage and optimise demand-responsive transport services for local authority community transport operations.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Contract dates: 7 April 2026 to 6 April 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72260000

Services in this contract

Public transport planning and demand-responsive transport platformMain service£102k typicalSpare demand-responsive transport platform for dial-a-ride and other DRT services

Lifecycle

Published
20 April 2026
Contract awardedto Spare Labs Inc.
31 March 2026
Contract starts
7 April 2026
Contract ends
6 April 2029

The buyer

West Sussex County Council

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The supplier

Spare Labs Inc.

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1309904/spare-platform-for-dial-a-ride-and-other-demand-responsive-services
Buyer reference: CF-0065800D24000000HFzAEAW
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-9b775e61-f165-46d9-afd6-fe67aa0b949b
Last checked: 5 November 2026

West Sussex County Council. Spare Platform for Dial-a-ride and other demand-responsive services. Contract award, 20 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1309904/spare-platform-for-dial-a-ride-and-other-demand-responsive-services (accessed 5 November 2026).