The Department of Transport NSW, known as Transport for NSW (TfNSW), serves as the governing body for public transport services across New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Its scope encompasses extensive services, including rail, bus networks, road and maritime transport, ferry operations, and integrated transport solutions.

In NSW, commuters rely on the versatile Opal Card, a prepaid travel card that allows for easy top-ups and swift access to various modes of transportation. Alongside this, contactless payments via debit or credit cards have further streamlined the travel experience.

Access to convenient method to enable the recharge “top off” of Opal cards is offered to our passengers via app also, across 303 machines conveniently located in ferries, rail and train stations including the international airport. Available to all commuters but especially for those who prefer to interact with the machine due to variety of payment options also, these machines cater for international commuters as well as individuals without smartphones capabilities where recharge transactions happen 100% using Opal Ticket Machines.

Market sounding relating to advertising digital screens on Opal ticket machine on the Transport network, including unpaid area of Train stations, Ferry wharves, Bus Interchanges and Light Rail stops.

This Market Sounding initiative is focused explicitly on explore the interest from suppliers to use the Opal ticket Machine digital screen as a channel for commercial advertising messages to increase their capability to reach a broader audience. As a subsequent step in this market sounding, there may be further opportunities for discussions regarding your expertise applying digital advertising on similar machine devices and your ability to bring to sales advertising in similar screens spaces and offer a competitive commercial revenue model to Transport NSW.

Participants are encouraged to express their interest in participating by emailing the designated Supplier Registration Form and Information Sheet. A copy is provided in Attachment A - Supplier Registration Form and a separate attachment for Supplier information Sheet ONG Ticket Machine Advertising both are equally required to be completed by participant.

Submissions should be sent to heidy.cerpaordaz@transport.nsw.gov.au no later than 5:00 PM AEST on March 19th, 2024.