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TVCA-PROC-0869 - Autonomous Passenger Service Vehicle Trial at Teesworks - Pre-tender Market Engagement
Specialist vehicles
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-0869 - Autonomous Passenger Service Vehicle Trial at Teesworks - Pre-tender Market Engagement". 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.
Average Price Reduction
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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
Published8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST | Last source update8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSpecialist vehicles | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06afc8 | ||
What is being bought
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the "Contracting Authority") seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to conduct a 14-week trial of an autonomous Passenger Service Vehicle.
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;
•Understand potential risks associated with the procurement;
•Understand opportunities, costs and considerations; and
•Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points of consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise.
Collaboration with the supply chain is central to our approach to delivering the proposed Autonomous Passenger Service Vehicle Trial at Teesworks. While the Authority will maintain commercial confidentiality of information received during the PTME, its output will be communicated to potential suppliers as part of any subsequent procurement exercises.
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/44HPHP93CV
If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Specialist-vehicles./44HPHP93CV
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/44HPHP93CV
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £0
8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST - Status changed to planning
8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST - Official notice release published
8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST
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
8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST - Procedure published
8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST - engagement
30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/44HPHP93CV If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.
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
- 8 Jun 2026, 13:54 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |