Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0708 - Ground, Pavement and Utility Investigations (Transport)
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority ('the Contracting Authority') has procured a supplier to deliver Ground Investigation (GI) services to support transport and infrastructure projects across the Tees Valley. Works will include intrusive and non-intrusive investigations, laboratory testing and reporting to inform feasibility studies, business case development and engineering design.
The supplier is to be responsible for undertaking and managing site investigations, access arrangements, traffic management and reinstatement, and providing reports and AGS-compliant data in line with relevant industry standards.
Description of risks to contract performance are detailed in the tender documentation. These include access constraints, utilities, ground conditions, environmental constraints and additional funding.
For clarity the contract commencement date was 22nd June 2026, however, the contract was signed on 9th July 2026.
CPV: Ground investigation services · Ground investigation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality Questions
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 08:30 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0708- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034205- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05da4cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 10 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published353 days ago4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
- Market engagement329 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
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- Tender notice published191 days ago15 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST
- Clarification questions by175 days ago1 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline161 days ago15 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts124 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago10 Jul 2026, 08:30 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 13:31 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active15 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST
- Deadline published: 5 May 2026, 15:00 BST15 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 13:06 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 May 2026, 15:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 13:06 BST+10 days · was 5 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 08:30 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2026, 08:30 BST
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to Tender Notice: submission deadline changed to Friday 15th May at 3pm.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 4 Nov 2025, 18 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeoEnviro Solutions Limited | £600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · GeoEnviro Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £600,000
- Period
- 10 Jul 2026 – 21 Jun 2030 · up to 21 Jun 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend the contract for 2 years.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GeoEnviro Solutions LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender