Official UK procurement notice
Proof of Concept (PoC) Standards Mapping Digital Tool
Authority: Transport for Wales (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Wales (TfW) seeks to procure a supplier to deliver a Proof of Concept (PoC) that supports its transition from standards consumer to informed standards steward. The objective is to develop a structured methodology and digital tooling that will enable TfW to understand, evaluate, and potentially author operational standards.
The supplier will be required to:
Extract requirement-level obligations from a defined set of standards documents across multiple operational domains.
Design and implement a visual, navigable knowledge graph that captures the relationships, intersections, duplications, and gaps across these standards.
Provide structured metadata and classification to support discoverability and traceability of requirements.
Deliver strategic insight into where TfW may need to: Adopt, adapt, or retire existing standards, author or commission new standards to meet operational needs
Deliverables:
A functional, interactive knowledge graph platform or prototype
Supporting database and documentation detailing the standards mapping process
Executive summary report highlighting key findings, risks, and opportunities
Recommendations for scaling the system post-PoC
CPV: Compliance software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2025, 10:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047873- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058470Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Aug 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published8 Aug 2025, 15:36 BST
- Latest notice published12 Aug 2025, 10:02 BST
- Market engagement9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
TfW are seeking an expression of interest and written responses to a questionnaire from potential suppliers who have the capability to interpret, develop and present a proof of concept with the objective of developing a structured methodology and digital tooling that enable TfW to understand, evaluate and potentially author operational standards.
As part of our project exploring this proof of concept, we are conducting market engagement to understand both the market and technology capabilities, this will then be explored via TfW Innovation Lab. Please note that this market engagement exercise is for information-gathering purposes and does not constitute a commitment to initiate a procurement process or award any contract.
If your business aligns with the above, please email supplychain@tfw.wales with a short overview of your interest in this project and to request a questionnaire to be completed by 9th September 2025.
- Tender notice expected371 days ago21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts300 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Aug 2025, 15:36 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Aug 2025, 10:02 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £25,00012 Aug 2025, 10:02 BSTwas £780,000
Published amendments (1)
Value and contract dates were not reflective of the Proof of Concept opportunity only.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender