Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 16 May 2025, 14:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Provision of on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure (Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - LEVI)

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£6,596,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Tender notice expected 30 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 15 yrsends 30 Nov 2040 · up to 30 Nov 2041 with extensions · starts 28 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement 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 single Concessionaire for the supply, installation, maintenance and operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, and associated works and services. Provision of on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure (Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - LEVI).

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:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the documentation. Registration is free.

CPV: Chargers · Electrical equipment for engines and vehicles · Electrical installation work · Vehicle refuelling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 15 yrsSME
Contract period: 28 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2040 (15 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2041 with extensions
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 May 2025, 14:45 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2025, 11:58 BST
Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0297
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046071
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
ChargersElectrical equipment for engines and vehiclesElectrical installation workVehicle refuelling services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0515fc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 May 2025 → 28 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 May 2025, 14:45 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 11:58 BST
  3. Market engagement
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    To respond to this pre-market engagement request, you must be registered to use the ProContract e-tendering portal at:

    procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

    All completed responses must be submitted electronically via the portal using the submission template.

    Should you require assistance in relation to the e-tender portal, please contact Proactis Supplier Support either on-line at suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com ↗, via email to [email protected] or call 0330 0050 352.

    Queries regarding this process and/or the content of this PTME should be submitted as clarification requests via the portal, no communication will be accepted via other means.

  4. Tender notice expected
    30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts335 days ago
    28 Nov 2025

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    16 May 2025, 14:45 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    19 May 2025, 10:16 BST
    UK1
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 11:58 BST
    UK2
  4. Buyer details updated
    5 Aug 2025, 11:58 BST
Published amendments (1)

CPV codes and contract duration amended.

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

2 public bodies on the notice

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 11747311 · GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender