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# TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0905-rail-passenger-focus-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06f53e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tees Valley Combined Authority: "TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Tees Valley Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/tees-valley-combined-authority-ons-e47000006)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0905-rail-passenger-focus-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06f53e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f53e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tvca-proc-0905-rail-passenger-focus-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-06f53e#tl-md)

## Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the ‘Contacting Authority’), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to undertake a rail passenger survey within the Tees Valley region to understand customer issues, identify opportunities, and collect qualitative evidence to support future rail planning and service development. 
Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:  
•Understand market interest, capability and capacity to deliver the proposed requirement.
•Test and validate the proposed scope, objectives and approach.
•Obtain feedback on methodologies, deliverables, timescales, risks and indicative costs.
•Understand market views on contractual, commercial and social value considerations.
•Identify opportunities to improve and refine any future procurement.
•Provide suppliers with an opportunity to raise questions, challenge assumptions and make recommendations based on their experience.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./S6YZ443D79
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S6YZ443D79

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F085220-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-09T09:09:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:24:16.033Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f53e