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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
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 2025
Reference number
INDEX25
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 17 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 2025.
Please see Invitation to Tender for further details.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
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
17 cities/city regions 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 17 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 2025.
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
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
6 January 2025
End date
31 October 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 17 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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
The selection criteria can be seen in the Invitation to Tender documents.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 31 October 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 November 2024
Local time
12:30pm
Place
United Kingdom
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Dunja Reed
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
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.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=779005.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:779005)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sustrans
2 Cathedral Square, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5DD
Country
United Kingdom