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Published 19 May 2025, 15:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ticketless Travel Surveys · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ABELLIO EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£525,600published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 24 Jun 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Quarterly Ticketless Travel Surveys (including calculation of results and provision of analyses) during Rail Year 2025/26 & 26/27 across the EMR network.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79310000 Market research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 May 2025, 15:45 BST
Last source update
24 Jun 2025, 12:18 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034694
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051761 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Various Group ToC's tendered TTS last year and only 1 supplier provided a suitable solution.

That supplier & solution provided a successful contract in line with DfT TTS reporting methodology.

Supply market has not developed further since the last tender exercise.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Jun 2025 → 4 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 12:18 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 May 2025, 15:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 12:18 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £525,6001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: Option to extend for 12 + 12 months assuming requirements are unchanged. · Options: Option to extend for 12 + 12 months£525,60024 Jun 2025standstill to 4 Jul 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 09860485 · GB-PPON: PYJP-8287-BJGL 2nd Floor St Andrew's House, London, London, EC4A 3AGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01883830GB-PPON: PMCH-6153-LHBW 14-21 Rushworth Street, London, London, SE1 0RBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender