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# Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Business Tees Valley Digital Platform - Lot 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-tender-market-engagement-business-tees-valley-digital-platform-lot-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05630c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tees Valley Combined Authority: "Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Business Tees Valley Digital Platform - Lot 2". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Tees Valley Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-tender-market-engagement-business-tees-valley-digital-platform-lot-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05630c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05630c`

## 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/pre-tender-market-engagement-business-tees-valley-digital-platform-lot-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05630c#tl-md)

## Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to deliver a complete solution to populating TVCA's new online Business Support Platform with high-quality digital tools and resources, as well as funding opportunities and business support programmes. This will include a comprehensive mapping exercise at a local, regional and national level, and the development of TVCA branded resources to plug identified gaps as necessary.
This relates to TVCA-PROC-0606 and this PTME is Lot 2 of the for the potential procurement of a supplier to deliver a complete web-based solution for TVCA's Business Support Service with AI integration, including built-in diagnostic and functionality for a tailored self-service business support journey.
Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:
• Understand the market's appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise;
• Validate the supplier's proposal;
• Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery
• Potential risks associated with the procurement
• Understand opportunities, costs and considerations
• Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points of consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise.
Please refer to the Pre-Tender Market Engagement documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3058946b-4469-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/10/2025 to 01/10/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061346-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-01T13:04:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T11:10:59.524Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05630c