Transparency Notice Published 16 July 2026

UK-Darlington: Support services for railway transport.

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authority




Contracting authority:

Tees Valley Combined Authority


Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PDNG-8971-ZVCR


Address:


Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport
Darlington
DL2 1NJ
UK


Contact name:

Procurement


Email:

procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk


Telephone:

Not provided


Website:

Not provided


Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY


Devolved regulations that apply:

None




Procedure



Procedure type:


Direct award







Tenders received:

0


Tenders assessed:

0


Tenders from SMEs:

0


Tenders from VCSEs:

0



Scope



Title:

TVCA-PROC-0896 - BIA for Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme Work Package 3: New Platform 3


Reference number:

TVCA-PROC-0896



Description:

Tees 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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1051275265








Participation



Suitable for SMEs:

No


Suitable for VCSEs:

No



Lots





Description:

Not provided


Main procurement category:

SERVICES


Additional procurement type:

WORKS


Above threshold:

Yes


Suitable for SMEs:

No


Suitable for VCSEs:

No




Contract dates (estimated):

27/07/2026 to 31/03/2027


CPV classifications:


63711000 - Support services for railway transport.

71311230 - Railway engineering services.

71320000 - Engineering design services.

71355000 - Surveying services.

79311100 - Survey design services.



Contract can be extended:

No



Delivery regions:


Not provided







Suppliers


Lot 1


Title:

Not provided





Supplier:

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited


Companies House:

02904587


Address:


Waterloo General Offices
London
SE1 8SW
UK


Email:

contactus@networkrailconsulting.com


Telephone:

Not provided


Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):

No


Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):

No


Supported employment provider:

No


Public service mutual:

No





Documents



Associated tender documents:


Not provided


Technical specifications:


Not provided



Contract Terms



Contract terms:

Not provided


A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:

Yes



Direct Award Justification



Allowed by statutory instrument:

No



Direct award justifications:


Single supplier - intellectual property


Justification description:

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.




Special regime:


None



Other organisations


Not provided