--- title: "Transport to Employment - Utilising and Promoting the North East of Scotland Sustainable Travel Brand" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "North East Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Nestrans)" published: "2026-10-08" --- # Transport to Employment - Utilising and Promoting the North East of Scotland Sustainable Travel Brand Buyer: North East Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Nestrans) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036.json) ## Summary Nestrans is commissioning services to develop and promote Getabout, its sustainable travel brand, to improve access to employment across north-east Scotland. The work is intended to help employers, employees and communities tackle transport barriers by encouraging sustainable travel and supporting workplace-specific travel planning. It forms part of a wider programme aimed at making travel to work more affordable and accessible, and improving access to jobs and skills training. The commission is organised around five workstreams. The buyer is the North East Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Nestrans), based in Aberdeen, and delivery is focused on the north-east of Scotland. The work falls within marketing and transport-planning consultancy services. Nestrans invited offers through an open procedure, and the procurement reached the tender stage. This is a single-lot services contract, with electronic submissions through the buyer’s procurement portal. Offers were due by 30 October 2026 at 17:00; the stated award period begins at that time. The planned contract period runs from 16 November 2026 to 26 March 2027. The estimated contract value is £100,000. The buyer will assess suitability and selection through the Scottish procurement questionnaire. No specific professional or trade-register conditions apply, and alternative bids are not permitted. Bids must be submitted in English and remain valid for 120 days. The detailed evaluation basis is set out in the tender documents. This opportunity is suited to consultancies and delivery organisations able to combine sustainable transport planning with clear, targeted communications and engagement. Suppliers should be capable of working with employers, employees and communities, promoting established travel options, and tailoring travel-planning support to individual workplaces. The brief calls for an approach spanning five workstreams and connecting transport interventions with employment access and wider social outcomes, including reducing barriers linked to affordability and availability. Experience engaging private-sector employers and shaping behaviour around travel would be relevant to the intended Getabout activity. The contract is a short, focused piece of regional services work, so bidders need the capacity to plan and deliver coordinated activity across north-east Scotland within the specified contract period. Staff names and qualifications must be provided. ## Notice This project is being commissioned as part of a funding award to Nestrans from a 20 million GBP Scottish Government investment during 2026/27 as part of the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, which will support measures to address the affordability, accessibility and availability barriers of transport to employment, helping to address the cost of living crisis and child poverty by saving people money in travelling to work and opening up opportunities for employment and skills training that will increase household incomes. This funding is being distributed across the seven Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) and the 32 Local Employability Partnerships (LEPs) across Scotland. Nestrans has received a grant award of 985,809 GBP for the 2026/27 financial year out of a total award to the RTPs of 11 million GBP. This funding will help to deliver on national strategy (Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling child poverty delivery plan 2026-2031) plus regional and local strategies. Getabout is the established mechanism that Nestrans and partners use when engaging with employers and the private sector regarding transport needs and travel behaviours across the region. This can range from encouraging the use of existing sustainable travel measures or looking towards a more tailored approach with travel planning for specific workplaces. This project looks to evolve this engagement utilising the GetAbout brand, heightening impact by delivering on five distinct workstreams. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This Invitation to Tender seeks proposals to support the utilisation and promotion of the sustainable travel brand for the region, Getabout; focused on transport to employment in the north east of Scotland. This commission is being funded by the Scottish Government following a grant award to Nestrans as part of the Transport to Employment programme, addressing transport barriers as part of delivering on the national child poverty strategy: Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling child poverty delivery plan 2026-2031. Nestrans has been awarded 985,809 GBP during 2026/27 with Regional Transport Partnerships collectively being awarded 11 million GBP. A further 9 million GBP has been distributed across the 32 Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs) across Scotland. This commission is designed to assist in targeted messaging and improving engagement with employers, employees and communities around transport to employment.. The procurement will be conducted using the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) portal. All documentation, clarification and tender submissions will be managed electronically via PCS, including use of the Postbox facility. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566282 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 26 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | £100,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | North East Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Nestrans) | | Locality | ABERDEEN | | Postcode area | Aberdeen | | Postcode | AB24 5AA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | | Local authority | Aberdeen City | | Electoral ward | George St/Harbour | | Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South | | Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79342000 - Marketing services ## Release History - 8 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566282 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566282 Transport to Employment - Utilising and Promoting the North East of Scotland Sustainable Travel Brand - This project is being commissioned as part of a funding award to Nestrans from a 20 million GBP Scottish Government investment during 2026/27 as part of the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, which will support measures to address the affordability, accessibility and availability barriers of transport to employment, helping to address the cost of living crisis and child poverty by saving people money in travelling to work and opening up opportunities for employment and skills training that will increase household incomes. This funding is being distributed across the seven Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) and the 32 Local Employability Partnerships (LEPs) across Scotland. Nestrans has received a grant award of 985,809 GBP for the 2026/27 financial year out of a total award to the RTPs of 11 million GBP. This funding will help to deliver on national strategy (Bringing Hope, Building Futures: Tackling child poverty delivery plan 2026-2031) plus regional and local strategies. Getabout is the established mechanism that Nestrans and partners use when engaging with employers and the private sector regarding transport needs and travel behaviours across the region. This can range from encouraging the use of existing sustainable travel measures or looking towards a more tailored approach with travel planning for specific workplaces. This project looks to evolve this engagement utilising the GetAbout brand, heightening impact by delivering on five distinct workstreams. ## Notice URLs - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036 - https://www.gov.scot - https://www.nestrans.org.uk/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=845036 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=845036 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845036.json.