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title: "Ticketless Travel Surveys"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051761"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED"
published: "2025-06-24"
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# Ticketless Travel Surveys

Buyer: TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051761

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034694-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £525,600 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4A 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Castle Baynard |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2025 at 11:18 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034694-2025
- 19 May 2025 at 14:45 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022786-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034694-2025
  24th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022786-2025
  19th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://uk.steergroup.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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