Notice Information
Notice Title
FEW1606 - Transport Focus Bus Surveys
Notice Description
Bus passenger surveys to be carried out on a local levels to monitor a number of measures including: overall satisfaction levels and then drilling down further on elements such as punctuality, reliability, fares, facilities, driver friendliness and safety in a structured way that allows consistent data to be collected over a period of time, which is easily comparable between each period.
Procurement Information
As part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP funding), the Department for Transport (DfT) have advised that a condition of the funding is to use Transport Focus Surveys to monitor bus passenger satisfaction. The DfT has advised the following: It is a policy decision that Transport Focus are best placed to deliver a consistent comparable national survey. Because using Transport Focus is a condition of the grant funding, we consider this to be a data-sharing arrangement rather than a direct commissioning relationship. On this basis, we believe standard procurement rules would not apply. We believe this mitigates the need for each authority to seek expensive and time-consuming procurement and legal advice and supports a national policy direction.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068c6c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038434-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
79311000 - Survey services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £230,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £230,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF21 Leicester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leicester
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Leicester South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038434-2026
28th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038430-2026
28th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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