ESCC -DE- DDRT Digital Platform (a.k.a. Management System)

East Sussex County Council
South East
Selective procedure
5 February 2026 to 4 February 2029

The contract provides a digital platform for demand-responsive transport, featuring a passenger booking app, a driver app for trip management, and backend software for service optimisation and passenger aggregation. The solution must support the operational requirements of a transport service, including real-time trip scheduling and vehicle management.

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Awarded value: £223k; As published
Published: 20 March 2026
Awarded: 27 February 2026; Spare Labs Inc.
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 4 February 2029

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Provision of a digital demand-responsive transport platform including passenger booking applications, driver interfaces, and backend service optimisation and management algorithms.

Passenger booking app for the DDRT service
Driver app for pick and drop off of passengers
Backend management of the DDRT service
Algorithms that optimise service provision and aggregation of passengers’ vehicle trips

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 5 February 2026 to 4 February 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Public transport planning and demand-responsive transport platformMain service£102k typicalDDRT digital platform with booking app, driver app and back-end management

Lifecycle

Published
20 March 2026
Contract awardedto Spare Labs Inc.
27 February 2026
Contract starts
5 February 2026
Contract ends
4 February 2029

The buyer

East Sussex County Council

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The supplier

Spare Labs Inc.

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/39931/escc-de-ddrt-digital-platform-a-k-a-management-system
Buyer reference: 14201
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-1ffabd15-6280-4646-8b2d-d07e96045013
Last checked: 5 November 2026

East Sussex County Council. ESCC -DE- DDRT Digital Platform (a.k.a. Management System). Contract award, 20 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/39931/escc-de-ddrt-digital-platform-a-k-a-management-system (accessed 5 November 2026).