Sustainable Travel Transition Year (STTY) Programme Management Support

Tender description

The Isle of Wight Council invites quotes from suitably qualified providers for the provision of 2016/17 STTY Programme Management Support. The contract is to run from 01 July 2016 to 31 March 2017. The closing date for quotes is 24 June 2016 at 14:00. The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded £450k to the Isle of Wight (IoW) Council in 16/17 from its STTY fund, in order to deliver economic growth and carbon reduction outcomes through sustainable transport initiatives. The 16/17 programme will inspire residents and visitors to build active, sustainable modes into everyday journeys, supporting economic growth and reducing carbon. This will be achieved through an innovative programme of workplace and school engagement, and an ambitious expansion of the recent LSTF programme. Projects within the programme will be delivered through proven partnerships with the education, business and tourism sectors. The programme is cross cutting and ambitious, will embrace innovation and deliver inspirational sustainable transport solutions for residents and visitors, and achieve the following three objectives: • Reduce the impact of visitor travel on the Isle of Wight, while growing the value of the visitor economy; • Reduce dependency on single occupancy car trips and promote sustainable alternatives for access to employment; • Improve the health and wellbeing of young people through sustainable access to education;