Indra Confirms Win of Large Fare-System Contract in Ireland, Beating Out Cubic and Conduent
Spain-based Indra, as expected, today was named the winner of Ireland’s large fare-system contract, topping the other two short-listed vendors, Cubic Transportation Systems and Conduent Transportation– on the strength of what Mobility Payments learned was a very low price bid by Indra. Mobility Payments had earlier named Indra as the likely winner.
Indra announced the long-delayed award today, saying the contract was worth “hundreds of millions of
Irish Fare System Announcement Moved to Monday; Spain’s Indra Believed to Have Submitted Low Bid
Ireland’s National Transport Authority has pushed back the long-anticipated announcement of its large fare-system contract once again, but this time only until Monday.
The announcement, presumed to be the winner of the long-delayed contract for a nationwide account-based ticketing system featuring open-loop payments, was earlier set to happen this week.
Tip Sheet: Cubic’s Listening Tour; Novel RFP in Montreal; Delays in Sydney; ‘Next Steps’ for Ireland
Cubic Transportation Systems president Peter Torrellas and the corporate turnaround expert he hired, Rich Varos, have held a series of meetings with Cubic clients and partners starting late last year. Both execs only joined the vendor in the fall–their first jobs in the transit fare industry–so perhaps it’s understandable that
Reported Contactless Pilot in Ireland Not Part of Planned National Open-Loop Rollout
Recent reports in the Irish press suggesting that the country would launch a contactless fare-payments pilot in the second quarter as part of its planned national open-loop rollout were overstated, a representative of the National Transport Authority, or NTA, told Mobility Payments.
Four Vendors Expected to Bid on Large Fare-Collection Project in Ireland
Ireland’s National Transport Authority, or NTA, said it remains on track to award a contract for its major procurement of a nationwide account-based ticketing system–including support for open-loop payments–by late next year.
Ireland’s National Transport Authority Prepares to Accept Bids for Large Next-Generation Ticketing Project
Ireland’s National Transport Authority, or NTA, plans to award a contract for its long-awaited nationwide next-generation ticketing project by the fourth quarter of next year, the agency has told Mobility Payments. That is a least a year behind schedule.