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title: "Darlington Bus Service 16"
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# Darlington Bus Service 16

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/darlington-bus-service-16-ocds-h6vhtk-05052a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tees Valley Combined Authority: "Darlington Bus Service 16". Published status: complete. Published Value: £192,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Tees Valley Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006)
- **Published Value:** £192,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Public road transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £98,760 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/darlington-bus-service-16-ocds-h6vhtk-05052a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05052a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/darlington-bus-service-16-ocds-h6vhtk-05052a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Da6421564-9b1b-f011-8136-005056b64545%26fromProjectDashboard%3DTrue)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/darlington-bus-service-16-ocds-h6vhtk-05052a#participate

## Description
Award of Contract to Arriva Durham County for the provision of a subsidised bus service, Darlington Bus Service 16 from Monday 30th June 2025 until Saturday 28th March 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £192,000

- **Contract Period:** 29/06/2025 to 28/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176793`
  - Value: £98,760 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/05/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (terminated)
  - Signed Value: £98,760
  - Signed Date: 26/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016035-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-07T08:49:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:27:24.197Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05052a