Bulgaria – Electronic bulletin boards – “Provision of signage for the designation of low-emission zones within the territory of Sofia Municipality, through the delivery, installation, servicing and warranty maintenance of electronic information boards and variable-message signs, as well as the performance of all accompanying construction, installation and repair works necessary for putting them into operation”

Opportunity description

This public procurement includes activities related to the delivery, installation, configuration, integration and connection to a system for automated control and monitoring of the movement of road vehicles within the territory of Sofia Municipality, as well as the testing of at least 11 new electronic information boards and at least 167 variable-message signs signs, and the performance of all construction, installation and repair works accompanying their commissioning/putting into operation, including ensuring the possibility of data exchange and integration with existing and future information and transport systems. The public procurement also includes activities related to the preparation and handover of all design documentation for the installation of the technical equipment (structures and facilities, electronic boards, variable-message signs), as well as the provision of designer supervision. This public procurement also includes activities related to the servicing and warranty maintenance of the delivered and installed technical equipment. The Contractor shall deliver, install, configure and put into operation a centralized software system for the management, monitoring, diagnostics and visualization of the electronic boards, variable-message road signs, controllers and communication modules; The software system shall: • constitute an “on-premises” solution installed on the Contracting Authority’s server infrastructure or equivalent infrastructure provided as part of the Tenderer’s proposal; • provide the possibility for centralized management of all delivered electronic boards, road signs, controllers and V2X/C-ITS communication modules; support the NTCIP standard (e.g. NTCIP 1203) or an equivalent internationally recognized protocol for management and data exchange with VMS devices; • support communication via Ethernet, fiber-optic connectivity, mobile networks (4G/5G), satellite communication technologies (SATCOM) and/or equivalent communication technologies; provide monitoring of the communication channels and the connection status of the field devices; provide real-time map-based (GIS) visualization of the location and status of the devices; • provide real-time visualization of active messages, alarms, statuses and diagnostic information for the devices; • allow the creation, editing, previewing and publication of text, graphic and combined messages; • include an integrated WYSIWYG-type editor or equivalent functionality for creating visual content; • allow the creation of schedules, scenarios and calendar-based message planning, including periodic and recurring events; • provide the possibility for automatic activation of predefined scenarios upon the occurrence of certain events, alarms or input data from external systems and/or sensors; • provide real-time synchronization between operator workstations; • support multi-user operation; • support different access levels and user roles (for example, operator, administrator, service access and others) or equivalent functionality; • support journaling (logging) of operator actions, system events, published messages, alarms and diagnostic information; • provide the possibility to generate statements, statistics and reports regarding the operational condition and performance of the devices; • allow centralized management of device parameters and configurations, including brightness, communication parameters, time settings, diagnostic parameters and others; • provide the possibility of integration with external systems through API, HTTP REST, MQTT or equivalent data-exchange mechanisms; • provide the possibility of future integration with traffic-management systems, low-emission-zone systems, C-ITS platforms, traffic-management centers and other intelligent transport systems; • provide the possibility of operating in “degraded operating mode” if the connection to the central system is lost, with the field controllers being able to execute predefined local scenarios; • support secure communications, authentication, data encryption and access control in accordance with the applicable cybersecurity requirements; This public procurement includes activities related to the delivery, installation, configuration, integration and connection to a system for automated control and monitoring of the movement of road vehicles within the territory of Sofia Municipality, as well as the testing of at least 11 new electronic information boards and at least 167 variable-message signs signs, and the performance of all construction, installation and repair works accompanying their commissioning/putting into operation, including ensuring the possibility of data exchange and integration with existing and future information and transport The public procurement also includes activities related to the preparation and handover of all design documentation for the installation of the technical equipment (structures and facilities, electronic boards, variable-message signs), as well as the provision of designer supervision. This public procurement also includes activities related to the servicing and warranty maintenance of the delivered and installed technical equipment. The Contractor shall deliver, install, configure and put into operation a centralized software system for the management, monitoring, diagnostics and visualization of the electronic boards, variable-message road signs, controllers and communication modules; The software system shall: • constitute an “on-premises” solution installed on the Contracting Authority’s server infrastructure or equivalent infrastructure provided as part of the Tenderer’s proposal; • provide the possibility for centralized management of all delivered electronic boards, road signs, controllers and V2X/C-ITS communication modules; support the NTCIP standard (e.g. NTCIP 1203) or an equivalent internationally recognized protocol for management and data exchange with VMS devices; • support communication via Ethernet, fiber-optic connectivity, mobile networks (4G/5G), satellite communication technologies (SATCOM) and/or equivalent communication technologies; provide monitoring of the communication channels and the connection status of the field devices; provide real-time map-based (GIS) visualization of the location and status of the devices; • provide real-time visualization of active messages, alarms, statuses and diagnostic information for the devices; • allow the creation, editing, previewing and publication of text, graphic and combined messages; • include an integrated WYSIWYG-type editor or equivalent functionality for creating visual content; • allow the creation of schedules, scenarios and calendar-based message planning, including periodic and recurring events; • provide the possibility for automatic activation of predefined scenarios upon the occurrence of certain events, alarms or input data from external systems and/or sensors; • provide real-time synchronization between operator workstations; • support multi-user operation; • support different access levels and user roles (for example, operator, administrator, service access and others) or equivalent functionality; • support journaling (logging) of operator actions, system events, published messages, alarms and diagnostic information; • provide the possibility to generate statements, statistics and reports regarding the operational condition and performance of the devices; • allow centralized management of device parameters and configurations, including brightness, communication parameters, time settings, diagnostic parameters and others; • provide the possibility of integration with external systems through API, HTTP REST, MQTT or equivalent data-exchange mechanisms; • provide the possibility of future integration with traffic-management systems, low-emission-zone systems, C-ITS platforms, traffic-management centers and other intelligent transport systems; • provide the possibility of operating in “degraded operating mode” if the connection to the central system is lost, with the field controllers being able to execute predefined local scenarios; • support secure communications, authentication, data encryption and access control in accordance with the applicable cybersecurity requirements; Procedure: open. Estimated value: 4,692,955.76 EUR. Review the original TED notice for the complete requirement, lots, amendments and attachments.