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Published 7 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Walking and Cycling Index Residents' Survey 2027

Official notice

Authority: Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£675,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Oct 2026
Framework period 11 moends 31 Oct 2027 · starts 27 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust wishes to commission an area-wide residents’ travel behaviour and attitude "push-to-online" survey in up to 16 areas across the UK.

The survey will gather data related to travel behaviour, satisfaction and attitudes about a range of issues related to walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport in their area 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 Walk Wheel Cycle Trust for further analysis and modelling.

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust intends to commission for one iteration of fieldwork in 2027.

Please see Invitation to Tender for further details.

CPV: Survey analysis services · Survey conduction services · Survey design services · Survey services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers
Framework period
11 mo from 27 Nov 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 11 moPublished value£675,000
Contract period: 27 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027 (11 mo)
Delivery: UK · 16 areas across the UK, as detailed in the procurement documents
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The selection criteria can be seen in the Invitation to Tender documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “The Walking and Cycling Index Residents' Survey 2027” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
Last source update
7 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Oct 2026 – …
Authority reference
INDEX27
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084188
Classification (CPV)
Survey analysis servicesSurvey conduction servicesSurvey design servicesSurvey services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f303 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is not currently considered to be a 'contracting authority’ under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust 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 Walk Wheel Cycle Trust 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=841987. 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:841987)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published51 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 09:05 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period ends2 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened2 days ago
    26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 28 days
    27 Nov 2026
  6. Bids must remain valid untilin 368 days
    1 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

Contracting authorityRegistered CharitySustainable Transport 2 Cathedral Square, College Green, Bristol, UK, BS1 5DDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of SessionReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria