Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0731 - Supported Bus Services
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Final published estimate£1,650,000initial estimate £1,430,000 · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026awarded 30 Jan 2026
Awarded to Arriva Durham County, CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD11 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 4 mo from 30 Mar 2026 · see each lot
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group are seeking to reprocure Supported Bus Services across the Tees Valley region.
Within this tender, the services below are separated into lots. Each lot has a separate financial threshold. Contracts have been awarded under each Lot.
For transparency, the contracts for all Lots have been signed between 25th February 2026 and 13th April 2026 due to delays with TVCA's signing process.
1: Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18
2: Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a
3: Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A
4: Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29)
5: Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B
6: Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park
7: Middlesbrough Service – 35
8: Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2
9: Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41
10: Hartlepool Service
11: Darlington & Stockton Service
CPV: Public road transport services
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published value (£1,650,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18AwardedRenewalPublished value£165,000
Lot 1: Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £110,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £165,000.
Lot #2Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6aAwardedRenewalPublished value£322,000
Lot 1: Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a .
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £239,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £322,000.
Lot #3Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3AAwardedRenewalPublished value£75,000
Lot 3: Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £52,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £75,000.
Lot #4Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29)AwardedRenewalPublished value£110,000
Lot 4: Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29)
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £75,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £110,000.
Lot #5Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13BAwardedRenewalPublished value£72,000
Lot 5: Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £50,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £72,000.
Lot #6Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside ParkAwardedRenewalPublished value£118,000
Lot 6: Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £80,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £118,000.
Lot #7Stockton Service – 35AwardedRenewalPublished value£91,000
Lot 7: Stockton Service – 35.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £60,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £91,000.
Lot #8Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2AwardedRenewalPublished value£246,000
Lot 8: Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £165,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £246,000.
Lot #9Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41AwardedRenewalPublished value£231,000
Lot 9: Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £155,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £231,000.
Lot #10Hartlepool – New Service linking Elwick and Dalton Piercy with Hartlepool Sixth Form and Hartlepool Town CentreAwardedRenewalPublished value£110,000
Lot 10: Hartlepool Service.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £75,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £110,000.
Lot #11Darlington & Stockton – New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High StreetAwardedRenewalPublished value£110,000
Lot 11: Darlington & Stockton Service.
New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High Street.
Financial Threshold for 4 months: £75,000.
Financial Threshold for 6 months (if 2 month optional extension is utilised): £110,000.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 11 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality Questions: 30%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Questions
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 9 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0731- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081014- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f1aeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Dec 2025 → 14 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published318 days ago9 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by287 days ago9 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline277 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by268 days ago27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent266 days ago30 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends252 days ago12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago14 Oct 2026, 11:10 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025- First tender notice published9 Dec 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Published value updated to £1,650,00017 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMTwas £1,430,000
- Deadline moved to 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT17 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT+3 days · was 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Feb 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Apr 2026, 10:50 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published14 Oct 2026, 11:10 BSTUK11
Published amendments (1)
Addition of 2 new lots into the procurement. Change of submission deadline to 12pm on Monday 19th January 2026.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 2 releases · 9 Dec 2025, 17 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 11
Awarded value £1,650,00011 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 11latest 27 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 181 award | |||
| Arriva Durham County30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is the option to extend the contract for an additional 2 months. | £165,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a1 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £322,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A1 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for 2 additional months. | £75,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29)1 award | |||
| Arriva Durham County29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for 2 additional months. | £110,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B1 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £72,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park1 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £118,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Stockton Service – 351 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £91,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 8 · Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 21 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £246,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 9 · Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X411 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026Extensions: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months. | £231,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 10 · Hartlepool – New Service linking Elwick and Dalton Piercy with Hartlepool Sixth Form and Hartlepool Town Centre1 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2026Extensions: There is the option to extend the contract for an additional 2 months. | £110,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 11 · Darlington & Stockton – New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High Street1 award | |||
| CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2026Extensions: There is the option to extend the contract for an additional 2 months. | £110,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Arriva Durham County
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £165,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £55,224.00. The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £141,336.00. This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is the option to extend the contract for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £165,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 10 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £110,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £37,099.20 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £94,948.80 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is the option to extend the contract for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £110,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 11 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £110,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £36,884.44 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £94,398.44 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is the option to extend the contract for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £110,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 2 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £322,000
- Period
- 29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £127,397.90. The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £331,234.54 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £322,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 3 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £75,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £30297.68 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £76,541.52 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for 2 additional months.
- Final value
- £75,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 4 · Arriva Durham County
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £110,000
- Period
- 29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £42,000.00 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £109,200.00 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for 2 additional months.
- Final value
- £110,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 6 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £118,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £28,278.11 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £72,372.79 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £118,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 7 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £91,000
- Period
- 29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £36,044.40 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £93,715.44 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £91,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 8 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £246,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £93,491.40 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £239,274.60 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £246,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 9 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £231,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £71,902.12 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £184,020.68 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £231,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contract 5 · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2026
- Value
- £72,000
- Period
- 29 Mar 2026 – 18 Jul 2026 · up to 26 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, In accordance with the provisions set out in the original contract documentation and Contract Details Notice, the Authority exercised its contractual option to extend the contract term. The extension period was from Sunday 19th July 2026 to Saturday 26th September 2026. The value attributable to the extension period was £29,622.60 The total contract value over the full term, including the extension period, was £77,018.76 This notice confirms that the contract has now expired and all contractual obligations have concluded.
- Extensions
- There is an option to extend for an additional 2 months.
- Final value
- £72,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18 | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29) | 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 · Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 · Stockton Service – 35 | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 · Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2 | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 · Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41 | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 · Hartlepool – New Service linking Elwick and Dalton Piercy with Hartlepool Sixth Form and Hartlepool Town Centre | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 · Darlington & Stockton – New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High Street | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTYAwarded supplier
- Cleveland Transit LtdAwarded supplier
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