DTS Solutions Architect

July 3, 2026 Corporate Director of Public Transport (Officer) Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Corporate Director of Public Transport approved the procurement of a Bus Franchising DTS Solution Architect. This decision was made on 03/07/2026 to provide architecture leadership and technical design authority for the Bus Franchising programme. The procurement is for a six-month contract costing £103,200.

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Purpose

Bus Franchising Solution Architect to provide architecture leadership, technical design authority, solution assurance and delivery support across the Bus Franchising programme.
The Services are responsible for leading the development of solution options, architecture, integration design, technical requirements, non-functional requirements and implementation approaches across the Citizen Experience workstream and interim Fleet & Depots workstream until dedicated architecture resources are mobilised.
 

Decision

To procure Bus Franchising DTS Solution Architect – Citizen Experience and Interim Fleet and Depots
operate across programme stakeholders, suppliers, DTS, Data & Insight, Architecture, Cyber Security and business teams to ensure technology solutions align to agreed business outcomes, programme milestones, enterprise standards and operational readiness requirements.
The role shall act as the primary technical authority for assigned solution domains and provide technical leadership from discovery through procurement, design, implementation, testing, deployment and transition into Business as Usual (BAU) operations

Cost: £103,200
 

Alternative options considered

• Full-time permanent position
• Fixed-term position
• Specialist consultancy support

Supporting Documents

DTS Solutions Architect.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date3 Jul 2026