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title: "Provision of Ticketless Travel Surveys"
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# Provision of Ticketless Travel Surveys

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ticketless-travel-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-048657). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED: "Provision of Ticketless Travel Surveys". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: redirect.transaxions.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-midlands-trains-limited-coh-09860466)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 September 2024 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Market research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048657`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ticketless-travel-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-048657#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [redirect.transaxions.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fredirect.transaxions.com%2Fevents%2FIRsPy)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-ticketless-travel-surveys-ocds-h6vhtk-048657#participate

## Description
West Midlands Trains Ltd (WMT) requires ticketless travel surveys to meet its obligations under the National Rail Contract. Within WMT's franchise, the DfT accepts passenger revenue risk, and all ticketing and fares revenues are paid to it.  Because the franchisee does not take revenue risk, the Secretary of State (SoS) has a requirement to ensure that the franchisee is operating in the same way it would if it were taking revenue risk.  The level of ticketless travel across the lifetime of the franchise is a key measure of WMT's performance.
Therefore, WMT are conducting an open tender for the provision of ticketless travel surveys which will take place across its entire network.
Due to the National Rail Contract commitments, WMT requires a supplier who has relevant experience of delivering surveys and producing data and reporting within the UK rail market.  
Surveys are expected to be carried out quarterly throughout the term of the contract, with the first Survey to be completed during November 2024. Further surveys will be expected to take place each year in February, June and September.
Each survey is to take place over two-three weeks with an estimated sixty-five to seventy-five shifts over weekdays and weekends, with a target of at least twenty thousand observations.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Full details for the requirements can be found within Appendix A - Specification.
- **Contract Period:** 28/10/2024 to 20/09/2026

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023954-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-31T12:45:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:51:56.677Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048657