Survey services

Tender description

The National Transport Authority wishes to undertake household travel surveys throughout the Republic of Ireland in the second half of 2016 and early 2017. It is intended that the surveys will be undertaken between September 2016 and June 2017, but this survey period may be extended or reduced following discussions with the successful Tenderer. The purpose of the surveys is to gather essential travel information for its on-going transportation planning role and to provide essential travel data both for the update Regional Transport Modelling System. The main aim of the national household travel survey will be to obtain factual data on travel behaviour throughout the country on a typical day. This data will include the number of trips being made daily, the mode and time of travel, the distance travelled and the journey purpose. It is intended that this factual travel data will be obtained through the completion of travel diaries. In order to obtain a good sample of people's travel behaviour on different days of the week, it is intended that (as a minimum), each travel diary will record trips for at least 1 weekday (Monday to Friday) and one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday).