Young People’s Travel Behaviour – Evidence Review

Tender description

The Department for Transport (DfT) wishes to commission a project to investigate young people’s travel behaviour, which will include a systematic review and quantitative secondary analysis. The project will focus on how young people’s lifestyles have changed, how they may change in the future, and how these factors have and will impact future travel demand. The project will take place in two phases. The first will be a systematic review of the evidence base, guided by a core research question and six core evidence themes. The second will be a secondary quantitative and qualitative analysis phase which will be guided by the findings of the review, and subject to formal sign off by the contract manager before proceeding. The successful supplier must be able to demonstrate that their team and approach has the sufficient range and quality of skills to critically assess and synthesise the evidence, and produce analysis of datasets as necessary. The bid should also include input from relevant specialists (e.g. academics and transport practitioners) that adds real value to the project. This contract will provide an evidence review on young people’s lifestyles and travel behaviour. It will include the option to commission secondary analysis. The project will: • Deepen our understanding of how young people’s lifestyles have changed, and are likely to change in the future, bearing in mind that ‘young people’ are not one homogenous group • Explore, estimate and forecast the effect of future lifestyles (taking account of both changes and continuity) on future travel demand • Identify gaps in the evidence base which would add to our understanding of likely future scenarios for travel demand. As such, the project will serve as a solid foundation for primary research (not covered by this procurement)