This Request for Proposal (RFP) is an initiative led by JICA DXLab, aiming to select a technology solution provider for the Mumbai Transport Stack development. The primary objective of this initiative is to develop and maintain the Mumbai Transport Stack, an open data exchange platform, to enhance commuter experience and foster innovation by integrating the transport ecosystem of Mumbai with deploying a variety of use cases for citizens, transport operators, governments, and businesses. The development and implementation effort shall broadly encompass the following:

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance (ODA) for the Government of Japan to promote socio-economic growth in partner countries. JICA supports sustainable development in partner countries including JICA through finance, technical cooperation and grant. In India, JICA has been a long-standing development partner for metro network development including Mumbai.

JICA DXLab is a mechanism within JICA that spearheads the digital transformation initiative based on its portfolio projects and programs to achieve greater socioeconomic impact. JICA DXLab particularly focuses on the development and adoption of digital public infrastructure (DPI) and artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to leverage data and digital solutions. JICA DXLab has been leading the development of Delhi Transport Stack, a novel DPI that is equipped with data interoperability framework and a data exchange platform at its core and provides access to key transport data and ancillary services to enable multiple value propositions for citizens, transport operators, governments, and business/entrepreneurs, fostering multimodal mobility and data-driven innovation ecosystem.

Based on the ongoing success in Delhi Transport Stack, JICA DXLab now envisions to develop and drive Mumbai Transport Stack with key transport sector stakeholders in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and an aspirational digital partner that will be selected through this RFP.

An eligible bidder must have a legal entity in India, with minimum 2 years of experience in software development, data management, and technological innovation (custom app / software). Details eligibility will be provided in the RFP.

Only eligible bidders will be considered for technical evaluation and invited for the proposal presentation session. Post-presentation, technical bid evaluation will be made based on the assessment of the technical proposal and presentation. Subsequently, shortlisted bidders clearing the minimum cutoff technical score will progress to the commercial bid evaluation. The combined technical and commercial evaluation scores for each shortlisted bidder will then determine aselected bidder (Digital Partner) with the highest score.

Cloud Platform Setup

Web Portal cum Marketplace

Use Case Implementation

We plan to host an online information session for prospective bidders tentatively on 5 May 2025. If you wish to participate, please contact us at JICADxLabTransportStack@bcg.com.Confirmation of participation via email is mandatory to receive the online link for the session.

We are happy to address any inquiries from Digital Partners via email. Please reach out to us at JICADxLabTransportStack@bcg.com by latest 11:59 PM Indian Standard Time on 6 May 2025.