Transport Planning Society

Name

Transport Planning Society

Legal name

Transport Planning Society

Website

https://tps.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Membership Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Professional membership society
• Transport planning qualification
• Professional development scheme
• Transport policy research
• Industry events and bursaries

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Annual individual membership fees provide recurring revenue. Individual membership is open to those studying or working in transport planning or related fields on a professional basis.
2. Partner programme: Corporate Partners, Public Sector Partners, and Skills Partners pay to join the partner programme, gaining visibility, job advertising access, and networking within the professional community.
3. Events and training: Revenue from event participation fees, training sessions, and professional qualification assessments.
4. Quiz event entry fees: Entry fees for the annual TPS Quiz: £2 per person for TPS members, £3 for non-members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Transport Planning Society is a UK professional membership society that delivers individual and student membership, the chartered Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification, the Professional Development Scheme (PDS), the TPTech apprenticeship pathway, annual events such as Transport Planning Day, a job vacancies board, a £500 Bursary Programme, Hall of Fame awards, and policy publications. The society contracts with Corporate, Skills, and Public Sector Partners and runs region-specific activity across the UK and Ireland, with a TPS New Zealand affiliate.

Product overview

The Transport Planning Society (TPS) operates as a professional membership society rather than a software product company. The core offering centers on membership services combined with a portfolio of professional development programmes including the TPP (Transport Planning Professional) qualification, Professional Development Scheme (PDS), and TPTech apprenticeship pathway. TPS delivers annual events, notably Transport Planning Day (9 November 2026), a job vacancies board, the £500 Bursary Programme for early-career professionals, Hall of Fame awards recognizing outstanding practitioners, and a Partner Programme engaging Corporate, Skills, and Public Sector Partners. The society also publishes policy research and responds to government consultations on transport and planning matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TPS Membership (Individual and Student) Subscription-based membership for individuals working in or studying transport planning, providing access to networking events, CPD, policy publications, job board, and the professional community.
• TPP (Transport Planning Professional) Qualification Chartered professional qualification for transport planners, the only one of its kind in the UK, with post-nominal CTPP recognition. Provides structured assessment against competency standards.
• Professional Development Scheme (PDS) Structured professional development programme supporting transport planners through mentorship and competency assessment, leading to Incorporated Transport Planner (IncTP) status.
• TPTech and Technician Apprenticeship Apprenticeship pathway for aspiring transport planning technicians, providing structured training and End-Point Assessment (EPA) support.
• Transport Planning Day Annual flagship event celebrating transport planning achievements and promoting the profession, hosted at ICE London with sponsorship and in-person plus online attendance.
• TPS Events Programme Calendar of professional events including conferences, training sessions, regional quiz nights (TPS Quiz), webinars such as Moments of Change, and the AGM.
• Job Vacancies Board Online platform for posting and browsing transport planning vacancies across the UK, with employer self-service portal for advertising roles.
• TPS Bursary Programme Financial award of £500 supporting early-career professionals to research transport planning topics with mentorship from senior practitioners; best paper receives an additional £250 prize.
• Hall of Fame Awards Recognition programme including Transport Planner of the Year, Young Transport Planner of the Year, Best Paper by a Young Professional Award, and Transport Project of the Year.
• TPS Partner Programme Three-tier partnership programme (Corporate Partners, Skills Partners, Public Sector Partners) providing access to the transport planning professional community, job advertising, training, and networking.
• Policy Publications and Research Policy papers and think pieces including responses to government consultations on planning, transport strategy, and decarbonisation, such as Vision Led Planning, Influencing Travel Behaviour, Green Book Review, and Integrated Transport Strategy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Members achieving Chartered Transport Planning Professional (TPP) status with post-nominal CTPP
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

39 partnerships are on record, tiered general and core.

• TracsisgeneralGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 February 2026Sponsor of TPS Quiz 2026. Leading provider of software, hardware, data intelligence and consultancy services for transport operators and authorities.
• City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026Public Sector Partner joining January 2026. Aims to raise profile of Bradford Council and Local Government, access training and networking.
• Transport for WalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Welcomed as Public Sector Partner in December 2025. Joined to connect with qualified transport planning professionals and demonstrate commitment to supporting the profession.
• London Borough of EalingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025Public Sector Partner joining June 2025. Committed to good practice in transport planning and ambitious about placemaking and connectivity.
• Camden CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2025Public Sector Partner joining June 2025. Seeks TPS network access, events, best practice, research, and ability to share job opportunities via TPS forums.
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICE processes and manages TPS membership data as data controller. TPS is headquartered at One Great George Street. ICE partnership enables TPS to leverage institutional infrastructure and provides co-branded events and policy engagement.
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Institution listed on TPS website. CILT is one of the affiliated professions whose membership numbers TPS members may hold.
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Institution listed on TPS website. CIHT is one of the affiliated professions whose membership numbers TPS members may hold.
• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Institution listed on TPS website. RTPI is one of the affiliated professions whose membership numbers TPS members may hold. TPS/ RTPI collaboration noted in privacy notice for correspondence preferences.
• Transport for WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner joining December 2025. SYP joined TPS as Public Sector Partner to support the Society's mission for best practice in transport planning and to advertise transport planning roles.
• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner. SYMCA joined to support TPS's mission and access events, best practice, and training. Engaged in bus franchising, mass transit renewals, and South Yorkshire People's Network.
• Advanced Transport ResearchgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner offering transport research services. Listed among TPS Corporate Partners.
• BelievgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner. Listed among TPS Corporate Partners providing sustainable transport solutions.
• Charge SurveysgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner specialising in charge-related transport surveys and data.
• CitisensegeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner providing air quality and environmental sensing solutions for transport.
• Imperial College London (ICL)generalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner (Skills Partner). Imperial College London provides academic expertise and research collaboration in transport.
• IDASOgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner. Listed among TPS Corporate Partners.
• iokigeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner (mobility-as-a-service platform). Listed among TPS Corporate Partners.
• Momentum TransportgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner providing transport planning consultancy services.
• Black Country TransportgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Sub-national Transport Body for the Black Country region.
• Cheshire West and Chester CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Local authority in North West England.
• City of LondongeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Local authority for London's financial district.
• Cross River PartnershipgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Partnership organisation for London's sustainable development.
• Devon County CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Local authority in South West England.
• Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)generalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Northern Ireland government department for transport infrastructure.
• Falkirk CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Local authority in Scotland.
• Hammersmith and Fulham CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - London Borough.
• Hertfordshire County CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - County council in East of England.
• National Transport Authority (Ireland)generalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - National transport authority for Ireland.
• Network RailgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Owner and operator of railway infrastructure in UK.
• Manchester City CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester.
• North Herts CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Local authority in Hertfordshire.
• Stirling CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Local authority in Scotland.
• Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic Sector Partner - Metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester.
• Mott MacDonaldgeneralImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSkills Partner - Major engineering and development consultancy. Strong supporter of PDS from the start with staff achieving IncTP status.
• AtkinsRealisgeneralImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSkills Partner - Global engineering and consulting firm. Has had staff complete PDS and achieve IncTP status.
• iTransportgeneralImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSkills Partner - First TPS skills partner with a PDS completer (Lucy Jardine) achieving IncTP status. Provides mentoring and professional development support.
• SteergeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperations Director Lisa Martin dedicates one day per week to TPS alongside her existing role with Steer.
• Transport Box Project / MobilityCampgeneralStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPS supports the Transport Box Project initiative designed to strengthen inclusive public engagement and community-led approaches to transport planning.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• WTS International: Global organization advancing women in transportation. Closely thematic with TPS Chair Nicola Kane's prior leadership of the APPG for Women in Transport; targets an overlapping membership demographic across the transport profession.

Direct peers

• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE): US-based international professional society for transportation professionals. Closest international analogue to TPS, offering similar membership, qualifications, and policy engagement for the transport-planning profession.
• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI): UK chartered body for town planners. Many TPS members hold dual RTPI membership, and TPS collaborates with RTPI on transport-planning policy, making it a directly adjacent professional society with overlapping audiences.
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT): UK chartered professional body for highways and transportation professionals. Directly comparable to TPS as a UK membership society serving an overlapping transport-planning audience, with CIHT members often holding dual TPS credentials.
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT): UK professional body for logistics and transport. Listed as a TPS Supporting Institution, it serves a closely adjacent professional community with overlapping events, qualifications, and policy engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): UK's largest civil-engineering professional body. ICE processes TPS membership data, hosts TPS at One Great George Street, and offers overlapping qualifications (CEng, IEng) that compete with TPS's TPP/IncTP credentials.
• International Association of Public Transport (UITP): Global association for public transport authorities, operators, and policy stakeholders. Broader in scope than TPS but serves an overlapping audience of public-sector transport planners and policy professionals.

Regional players

• Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM): Australia and New Zealand's peak body for traffic and transport planning professionals. Operates the same kind of professional society model as TPS but in a different geography with comparable TPP-equivalent offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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