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title: "Digital Transport CRSTS/TCR Business Case Development"
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# Digital Transport CRSTS/TCR Business Case Development

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-transport-crsts-tcr-business-case-development-ocds-h6vhtk-0511d9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tees Valley Combined Authority: "Digital Transport CRSTS/TCR Business Case Development". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Aug 2025, 17:00 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:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 August 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £404,531 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-transport-crsts-tcr-business-case-development-ocds-h6vhtk-0511d9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0511d9`

## 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/digital-transport-crsts-tcr-business-case-development-ocds-h6vhtk-0511d9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D08c2967f-415e-f011-813a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-transport-crsts-tcr-business-case-development-ocds-h6vhtk-0511d9#participate

## Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Group, have awarded a contract to Ove Arup & Partners Limited for consultancy to write green book compliant Digital Transport City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) / Transport for City Regions (TCR) Business Case(s), expanding on a predefined Outline Business Case(s) to Full Business Case(s) (FBC).
The contract start date was 13 October 2025 however there has been a delay with signing due to resource. The contract was signed on 21 October 2025.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 05/10/2025 to 31/03/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Digital Transport CRSTS/TCR Business Case Development (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ove Arup & Partners Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186781`
  - Value: £404,531 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/09/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Digital Transport CRSTS/TCR Business Case Development (terminated)
  - Signed Value: £404,531
  - Signed Date: 12/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039211-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-12T10:50:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:34:34.845Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0511d9