Awarded contract

Transport Inequalities Research

Details

Buyer: Argyll and Bute Council
Supplier(s): Urban Foresight Limited
Value: £35,992.5
Topic: Transport systems consultancy services
Published: 14 October 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership (CPP) seeks to commission research to identify and quantify transport-related inequalities experienced by individuals and communities across the area. Lot 1: The Argyll and Bute Community Planning Partnership (CPP) is seeking to commission research to collect detailed qualitative and quantitative data on transport-related inequalities from the widest possible representation of Argyll and Bute residents. The CPP requests that the findings be presented in a format that is suitable for onward analysis by the Community Planning team, leading to the creation of a framework around which actions are developed to address inequalities in transport infrastructure. Please find full details of this requirement in the attached ITQ Document.. Please find full details of this requirement in the attached ITQ Document.

Timeline

Completed: Award date17 September 2026
Completed: Award published14 October 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Argyll and Bute Council is a local authority on Scotland's west coast, running procurement through its own dedicated team based in Kilmory. Existing council or national frameworks and contracts take priority before a new competition is run. One team manages both procurement and ongoing contract management for the council.

Over the past 5 years, most of Argyll and Bute Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

71311200 · Transport systems consultancy services
73110000 · Research services

Decision makers

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