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TVCA-PROC-0632 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Full Business Case Development for access improvements at North Road Railway Station, Darlington
Business services: law
marketing
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Published value
£0
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Tees Valley Combined Authority: "TVCA-PROC-0632 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Full Business Case Development for access improvements at North Road Railway Station, Darlington". Published status: planning. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Tees Valley Combined Authority | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £0 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Tees Valley Combined Authority
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Tees Valley Combined Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.9Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
SOLMEK LIMITEDTop vendor: 18.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 119 active published awards; 29 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| SOLMEK LIMITED | 1 win | £500,000 |
| Ambient People | 4 wins | £347,475 |
| Dean Taxis t/a Arrow Cars | 1 win | £310,000 |
| Solace in Business Ltd | 1 win | £288,250 |
| Penna PLC | 1 win | £260,715 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTees Valley Combined Authority | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT | Last source update17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e25d | ||
What is being bought
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 write a Full Business Case (FBC) on behalf of Tees Valley Combined Authority, for an accessibility project which will enable to persons of reduced mobility to be able to use the station. As part of the scheme there will be major upgrades to CCTV, lighting, platform furniture and the public realm in an around North Road Railway Station which will complement the Hopetown Museum.
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.
•Understand a likely budget requirement for the works.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./FHRTX9XP64
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FHRTX9XP64
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT - Status changed to planning
17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT - Official notice release published
17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT - Buyer information updated
17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT - Procedure published
17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT - engagement
28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduledFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./FHRTX9XP64 You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the documentation. Registration is free.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDNG-8971-ZVCRDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |