Update on Swedish Procurements, including Recent Validator Competition Attracting Nine Bidders
Sweden’s price-focused, modular market for ticketing procurements is seeing more activity, with at least two decisions in, though pending appeal, and others headed for tender. That is believed to include a tender request expected for early next year for the largest city, Stockholm, Mobility Payments has learned.
In the competitive Swedish market, transport agencies are mainly shopping for new validators, which will need to be able to support open-loop payments, at least eventually.
Ridango Wins Fare Contract in Sweden’s No. 2 City after Appeals Exhausted by Mikroelektronika
Swedish transport authority Västtrafik, which serves the country’s second-largest city, Gothenburg and the surrounding region, has selected a new vendor, Ridango, to roll out its planned fare system, Mobility Payments has learned.
The choice of the Estonia-based vendor follows a year-long delay in the procurement while appeals worked their way through the administrative courts in Sweden.
In-Depth: Possible Paperwork Error Holds Up Multimillion Euro Fare Project in Sweden
Did low-cost Czech vendor Mikroelektronika fail to adequately provide proof that it paid its taxes and fees for its tender in Sweden?
That seems to be the key issue holding up the awarding of a contract for a planned new open-loop fare system, including buying and installing 8,000 new validators
Appeals Shake Up Procurement of New Fare System in Sweden’s No. 2 City
There may be a counter-appeal to a ruling last month by an administrative court in Sweden that nullified Czech Republic-based vendor Mikroelektronika’s expected award of a new fare system contract in Sweden’s No. 2 city, Gothenburg.
Mikroelektronika has likely filed the new appeal, disputing the Swedish court ruling July 9 that stripped
Bid Award Challenged in Sweden’s No. 2 City by Ridango; but Displaced Incumbent Vix Declines to Appeal
A contract award to Czech Republic-based vendor Mikroelektronika for a new fare system in Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, is on hold as officials handle an appeal from the vendor that came in second in the bidding, Estonia-based Ridango, Mobility Payments has learned.
Meanwhile, Vix Technology, the nearly 20-year incumbent for the transport authority, Västtrafik, has
Tip Sheet: Groundbreaking Open-Loop Procurement in Venice May Finally Launch in Spring
An official with Venice transit agency AVM said the agency plans to launch its delayed open-loop service in the tourist mecca on May 1, which would be one year later than originally planned, Mobility Payments has learned.
The project is noteworthy because the procurement is designed to be completely capex-free, with
Mikroelektronika Set to Unseat Incumbent Vix with Low Bid in Sweden’s No. 2 City; Can Vendor Deliver for Price?
Czech Republic-based fare-system provider Mikroelektronika submitted the low bid to win the procurement of a new fare system in Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, besting a field of bidders that included nearly 20-year incumbent supplier Vix Technology, Mobility Payments has learned.
It’s perhaps an unexpected win for Mikroelektronika, whose featured fare projects to date are mainly in
Is Sweden’s No. 2 City Rolling Out Open-Loop Payments Twice?
Earlier this month, Gothenburg transit authority Västtrafik launched open-loop payments, the fourth city in Sweden to do so, according to Vix Technology, the vendor that implemented the service on 4,500 upgraded validators on buses, trams and ferries in the city.
Stockholm Transit Agency Sees Strong Growth in Open-Loop Payments During First Year of Service
Nearly a year after Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or SL, in Stockholm launched open-loop payments for its multimodal transport network, the agency was seeing around 15% of its total fare revenue coming from contactless EMV payments, according to figures obtained by Mobility Payments.
Swedish Transit Agency Launches Express Mode Feature for Apple Pay, though Most Ticketing Still with Barcode-Based App
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