Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sustrans
2 Cathedral Square, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5DD
Contact
Dunja Reed
Telephone
+44 1179268893
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
01797726
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19622
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Registered Charity
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Sustainable Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Walking and Cycling Index Residents’ Survey 2023
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79311000 - Survey services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Sustrans wishes to commission a city-wide residents’ travel behaviour "push-to-online" survey in up to 18 cities and areas across the UK. The survey will gather data about walking, wheeling and cycling and travel behaviour, satisfaction and attitudes about a range of issues related to walking, wheeling and cycling in their city among a representative sample of residents. The successful contractor will design a research methodology and questionnaire tools compatible with the previous methodology and questionnaire, conduct the survey fieldwork, clean and analyse the data and return specified outputs to Sustrans for further analysis and modelling. Sustrans intends to commission for one iteration of fieldwork in 2023.
Please see Invitation to Tender for further details.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £610,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79311200 - Survey conduction services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
18 cities/city regions/London borough of the UK, as detailed in the procurement documents.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sustrans wishes to commission a city-wide residents’ travel behaviour "push-to-online" survey in up to 18 cities and areas across the UK. The survey will gather data about walking, wheeling and cycling and travel behaviour, satisfaction and attitudes about a range of issues related to walking, wheeling and cycling in their city among a representative sample of residents. Each survey to secure at least 1,100 respondents. The successful contractor will design a research methodology and questionnaire tools compatible with the previous methodology and questionnaire, conduct the survey fieldwork, clean and analyse the data and return specified outputs to Sustrans for further analysis and modelling. Sustrans intends to commission for one iteration of fieldwork in 2023.
Note we are procuring for a single supplier framework, and there may be variations in the number of cities/city regions.
Please see Invitation to Tender for further details.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Methodological merit / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Project management / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation, qualification and experience of staff assigned to performing the contract / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Note that this opportunity relates to work in 18 cities across the UK (including 8 cities in Scotland) and is not limited to Scotland.
Note that the same opportunity will be published on Contracts Finder, Sell2Wales and Find a Tender.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-028559
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
P17920
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 February 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Centre for Social Research
35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AX
Telephone
+44 207549584
Fax
+44 2072501524
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £610,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £609,467.89
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Sustrans is not currently considered to be a ‘contracting authority’ under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Sustrans has opted to publish this notice on a voluntary basis and its intention is to comply voluntarily with the principles set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in this procurement: however, this does not bind Sustrans contractually in relation to the process.
(SC Ref:727723)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sustrans
2 Cathedral Square, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5DD
Country
United Kingdom