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# TVCA-PROC-0531 Digital Inclusion Mapping - Pre-Tender Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0531-digital-inclusion-mapping-pre-tender-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-04e3a0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hartlepool Development Corporation: "TVCA-PROC-0531 Digital Inclusion Mapping - Pre-Tender Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hartlepool Development Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research consultancy services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e3a0`

## 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/tvca-proc-0531-digital-inclusion-mapping-pre-tender-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-04e3a0#tl-md)

## Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of an impartial consultant to carry out a Digital Inclusion mapping exercise of the Tees Valley.
Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:
• Understand the market’s appetite to be involved in this Digital Inclusion Mapping project;
• Validate the supplier's proposal;
• Understand the capacity and knowledge of the market along with timescales for delivery;
• 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 see PTME documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4f7aeed3-26ee-ef11-8134-005056b64545
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:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 73210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005717-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-19T08:55:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:23:51.956Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e3a0