2027 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey

Overview Austroads Ltd is seeking an appropriately experienced service provider to deliver the 2027 National Walking and Cycling Participation Survey. Purpose The survey will continue Austroads' biennial monitoring of walking and cycling participation in Australia and expand understanding of micromobility participation. It will provide robust national, state and territory evidence to inform active transport policy, planning, investment and evaluation. Scope The successful tenderer will design, implement, analyse and report on the 2027 survey. The scope includes: Reviewing and refining the existing survey methodology and questionnaire Developing the sampling and data-collection approach Programming and testing the survey instrument Undertaking fieldwork between March and April 2027 Cleaning, weighting and analysing the resulting data Key deliverables Key deliverables will include: A Project Management Plan and Data Management Plan A Survey Design and Delivery Plan A final questionnaire and questionnaire change log A programmed and tested survey instrument Fieldwork and response-monitoring reports Cleaned, validated and weighted survey datasets, with supporting documentation and metadata National, state and territory analysis and reporting outputs Draft and final Technical Reports Presentations to Austroads governance groups A public webinar and final data and knowledge-transfer package Contractor Requirements The methodology must support reliable national and jurisdictional estimates while maintaining meaningful comparison with previous survey waves Tenderers will be required to explain the implications of any proposed methodological or questionnaire changes for longitudinal trend analysis All submissions that are research project based must adhere to the Austroads style requirements and the Australian Government Style Manual: https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/ Consultants engaged to deliver research reports for Austroads are required to use a standard report template designed to ensure clarity, consistency, and accessibility across all published outputs; the full template will be provided upon contract commencement General Formatting and Style Reports must follow the Australian Government Style Manual, particularly in relation to inclusive and accessible language, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation (e.g. sentence case for most headings), and referencing and attribution Use pre-defined Austroads styles for all headings, body text, tables, figures, and captions; manual formatting (e.g. changing fonts or colours directly) is not permitted The Table of Contents must be auto-generated and kept updated The report should be logically structured, with each section contributing to the report's purpose The report should be consistent, with no conflicting information or contradictions The report should be thorough, with all aspects of the agreed scope fully addressed and justified Content Development Guidelines The Summary and Section 1 (Introduction) are mandatory for all reports Reports must include appropriate referencing for external sources, data, and studies Any copyrighted material used must have documented permission and be properly acknowledged A qualified editor must review the report before submission to ensure correct grammar, spelling, and readability Figures and Tables All figures and tables must be sequentially numbered All figures and tables must include a clear caption inserted using the Microsoft Word Insert Caption tool Images and diagrams must be clear, relevant, and referred to in the text Technical Details Specific instructions are included for each section within the template (e.g. expected content, structure, and formatting) Reports must avoid "style corruption" often caused by copying and pasting formatted text; authors must verify styles remain consistent with Austroads' format Reports should be reviewed to ensure there is no duplication, ambiguity, or omission of scope elements Contract Terms and Conditions A Master Services Agreement outlining Austroads' Terms and Conditions is included as part of this tender. Instructions to Tenderers All submissions are to be submitted as a PDF at a maximum size of 10MB All submissions are to include a completed Tender Proposal Coversheet The naming convention for submissions is: [your Company name] – [Project No.] – [any internal reference numbers]