Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0896 - BIA for Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme Work Package 3: New Platform 3
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contacting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group are procuring Network Rail to execute a Basic Implementation Agreement relating to Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme Work Package 3: New Platform 3.
For transparency, the Agreement target start date was 18th May 2026. The Agreement was signed on 4th June 2026.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jul 2026, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 11:52 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0896- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067179- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccb5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
The direct award is justified under paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 – “due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required”. This is because Network Rail are the asset owner.
Previous work undertaken which took TVCA up to ES4 design stage. This work is to take TVCA to ES5a stage. Part of the same project to deliver a new platform at Middlesbrough Station.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Jul 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published99 days ago16 Jul 2026, 11:52 BST
- Standstill ends87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published16 Jul 2026, 11:48 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 11:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Rail Infrastructure29 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £3,316,660 | 16 Jul 2026standstill to 27 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender