TVCA-PROC-0749 - Your Bus Journey Survey

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£173,064published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Transport Focus

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') are awarding a below threshold contract to Transport Focus for the provision of the Your Bus Journey Survey.

As a condition of receiving LABG funding, local authorities will be asked to use a proportion of their allocation to participate in Transport Focus’ ‘your bus journey’ annual survey. This will enable the survey to be expanded, helping provide passengers with a consistent view of their local bus services.

Passenger experience forms an important part of the framework and on that basis it has been agreed by the Department for Transport that Your Bus Journey will become a national survey covering all local authorities in England (outside of London). This will ensure consistency across the country and enable us to identify and share best practice.

The maximum contract value should the 2 options to extend be utilised is £173,064. The initial first year of the contract is guaranteed at a value of £57,063.50.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

71355000 Surveying services 79311200 Survey conduction services 79342310 Customer survey services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 26 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT
Last source update: 26 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028058
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067576 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
26 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £173,0641 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Transport Focus	£173,064 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Transport Focus
Signed
26 Mar 2026
Value
£173,064
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Contract may be extended for up to 2 additional years, to be exercised as two separate extension periods of 12 months each (1 year + 1 year), at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority. In the event that both extension periods are exercised, the maximum total contract value, inclusive of all extensions, shall not exceed £173,064.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Transport FocusAwarded supplier 10th Floor, 25 Cabot Square, London, London, E14 4QZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender26 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT