North York Moors Active Travel - Esk Valley Feasibility Study

What the buyer is asking for

Accessibility and active travel audit of railway stations and schools - including engagement.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 20%costCostThe lowest-priced compliant tender will receive the maximum score of 15 points and will form the benchmark against which all other compliant tenders are assessed using the formula below. Lowest price ÷ Tender price × 20
• 25%qualityMethodology, experience and capacityThe proposed methodology should be credible, relevant to the two workstreams and demonstrate a clear understanding of the local context. The response should draw on relevant feasibility, audit, options development and appraisal experience, supported by relevant examples or case studies, and show that the proposed team has the skills, availability and capacity to deliver within the required timescales.
• 25%priceStakeholder and community engagementAn inclusive and effective approach should engage stakeholders, schools and communities to understand barriers, motivations and delivery constraints, while enabling solutions to be developed collaboratively. The response should also explain how consultation findings will be recorded and used to shape the final recommendations. Particular consideration will be given to methodologies that demonstrate a balanced approach to engagement, evidence gathering, option development and prioritisation, ensuring that recommendations are evidence-led, proportionate and capable of progression beyond the feasibility stage.
• 25%qualityOutputs and deliverablesProposed outputs and deliverables should be complete, achievable and clearly aligned with the brief. The response should demonstrate how the two workstreams will be integrated and quality assured, and how the final feasibility study and delivery roadmap will provide prioritised, evidence-based recommendations suitable for future funding development and business case preparation.
• 5%qualitySustainabilityRelevant sustainability credentials and experience should demonstrate the bidder’s ability to embed sustainability throughout the commission. The response should set out a clear and practical approach to site visits, travel planning, project activities and overall delivery.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• The core focus of this consultancy involves active travel feasibility work and extensive, in-person school engagement. Therefore, it is a mandatory condition of participation that the successful tenderer possesses the operational capacity, resources, and proximity to easily access and conduct frequent, face-to-face site visits and stakeholder workshops across the specified locations in North Yorkshire. Bidders must demonstrate in their submission how they intend to meet this logistical requirement effectively and sustainably.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published4 days ago

   2 Nov 2026, 09:59 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 23 days

   29 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice30 Oct 2026, 15:28 GMT103361-2026
2. Tender updated30 Oct 2026, 16:33 GMT103422-2026
3. Tender updated2 Nov 2026, 09:59 GMT103567-2026

Documents

• Tender Brief containing scope and outputs of the work.
• Services contract
• Tender notice on Find a Tender