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title: "FEW1606 - Transport Focus Bus Surveys"
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# FEW1606 - Transport Focus Bus Surveys

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068c6c

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## Summary

The procurement process led by Leicester City Council focuses on conducting bus passenger surveys under the title "FEW1606 - Transport Focus Bus Surveys". This initiative falls within the public transport industry, specifically in the United Kingdom, and is centred in Leicester, in the region UKF21. The procurement stage is at the award phase, having been completed with a contract status marked as active. Key dates for this contract include the commencement on the 1st of April 2026, with a potential extension lasting until the 31st of October 2030. The procurement method used was a direct award, justified by the Department for Transport's stipulation due to funding conditions aimed at fostering consistent national survey results.

This contract presents opportunities for businesses involved in survey services within the transportation sector, benefiting from the consistent demand established through government funding conditions. Large-scale survey providers with capabilities in transport analysis, particularly in passenger satisfaction, are best suited for this tender. The awarded supplier, Transport Focus, known for significant technical capabilities, highlights that entities with similar expertise could stand to benefit and grow through participation in such national policy-supported programmes. Companies looking to expand their portfolio in public transport surveys, focusing on qualitative metrics like punctuality and reliability, may use collaborations similar to this as models for future procurement endeavours.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038434-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £230,000 |
| Contracts value | £230,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRANSPORT FOCUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79311000 - Survey services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2026 at 10:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038434-2026
- 28 Apr 2026 at 10:17 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038430-2026

## 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

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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