Award

Ticketless Travel Surveys

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jun 2025 at 11:18

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 May 2025 at 14:45

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contracting process titled "Ticketless Travel Surveys" has been led by Transport UK East Midlands Limited, operating as the buying organisation. This procurement falls within the services industry category, specifically market research services, and is focused on conducting quarterly ticketless travel surveys across the East Midlands Rail network for the rail years 2025/26 and 2026/27. The awarded contract has a prospective start date of 1st August 2025 and runs until 31st March 2027, with options to extend for two additional periods of 12 months each. The procurement method used was a direct award due to technical reasons, acknowledging a limited supply market where the existing supplier, Steer Davies & Gleave Limited, has provided a suitable solution in alignment with the Department for Transport's reporting methodology.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in market research services to engage in the railway sector. Firms with expertise in delivering analytical survey results and comprehension of travel data dynamics are well-suited to compete in this arena. Although the direct award has been made due to a singular supplier being successful previously, there remains the potential for businesses to prepare for future tenders when the market conditions are ripe for expanded offerings. Engaging with similar projects could help grow competencies and readiness for upcoming contracts that seek innovative solutions and industry-specific insights.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ticketless Travel Surveys

Notice Description

Quarterly Ticketless Travel Surveys (including calculation of results and provision of analyses) during Rail Year 2025/26 & 26/27 across the EMR network.

Procurement Information

Various Group ToC's tendered TTS last year and only 1 supplier provided a suitable solution. That supplier & solution provided a successful contract in line with DfT TTS reporting methodology. Supply market has not developed further since the last tender exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051761
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034694-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£525,600 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement.shared@eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC4A 3AG
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Castle Baynard
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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