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# TVCA-PROC-0632 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Full Business Case Development for access improvements at North Road Railway Station, Darlington

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0632-pre-tender-market-engagement-full-business-case-development-for-access-impr-ocds-h6vhtk-05e25d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hartlepool Development Corporation: "TVCA-PROC-0632 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Full Business Case Development for access improvements at North Road Railway Station, Darlington". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hartlepool Development Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC13
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0632-pre-tender-market-engagement-full-business-case-development-for-access-impr-ocds-h6vhtk-05e25d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e25d`

## 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-0632-pre-tender-market-engagement-full-business-case-development-for-access-impr-ocds-h6vhtk-05e25d#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 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F074352-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-17T12:05:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:10:37.649Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e25d