TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services

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  "date": "2026-08-28T11:07:49+01:00",
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  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PDNG-8971-ZVCR",
    "name": "Tees Valley Combined Authority"
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            "description": "Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services"
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    "title": "TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services",
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      "currency": "GBP",
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      "id": "2023/54",
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    "description": "Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a Corporate Travel Booking System, with a digital platform designed to manage and streamline the end-to-end process of business travel for Tees Valley Combined Authority and other entities within TVCA Group structure.\n.\nThrough this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:\nUnderstand the market’s appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise;\n•Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery;\n•Understand potential risks associated with the procurement;\n•Understand opportunities, costs and considerations; and\n•Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points for consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise.\nFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6",
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
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      "name": "Tees Valley Combined Authority",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKC13",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Darlington",
        "postalCode": "DL2 1NJ",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport"
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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk",
        "telephone": "01325792600"
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  "language": "en",
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        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082097-2026",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2026-08-28T11:07:49+01:00"
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    "milestones": [
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        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-09-14T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6\nIf 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."
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