CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

The Walking and Cycling Index Residents’ Survey 2023

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

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.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=125475.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Surveys to take place in 18 cities/city regions/London borough of the UK. Note that this opportunity relates to work in 18 cities across the UK (including Cardiff) and is not limited to Wales only. Each survey to secure at least 1,100 respondents. Note we are procuring for a single supplier framework, and there may be variations in the number of cities/city regions. Total value maximum of £610,000 for the core costs of the contract, based on the number of cities above.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Full details are available in the Invitation to tender document.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

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 that this opportunity relates to work in 18 cities across the UK (including Cardiff) and is not limited to Wales only. Note that the same opportunity will be published on Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Find a Tender.

Full instructions on how the bids can be submitted can be seen in the Invitation to Tender document.

(WA Ref:125475)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice