Darlington Northern Link Road - Outline Business Case and Preliminary Design

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Planned pipeline value£3,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 15 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 2 yrsends 7 Dec 2027 · starts 8 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority') have a potential upcoming opportunity for the Business Case and Preliminary Design for the Darlington Northern Link Road.

CPV: Design consultancy services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Highways consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 2 yrsSME

Contract period: 8 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2027 (2 yrs)

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

71311210 Highways consultancy services 71322000 Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works 79415200 Design consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 May 2025, 09:55 BST
Last source update: 19 May 2025, 09:55 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022463
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Design consultancy servicesEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksHighways consultancy services
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051681 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

19 May 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
19 May 2025, 09:55 BST
Tender notice expected
15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts325 days ago
8 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
19 May 2025, 09:55 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender19 May 2025, 09:55 BST