Tees Valley Combined Authority is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey |
| Notice type: | UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice |
| Authority: | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short 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. |
| Published: | 09/09/2026 10:09 |
TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey
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:
- 01325792600
- Website:
- Not provided
- Organisation type:
- REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
- Devolved regulations that apply:
- None
Procedure
- Procedure type:
Open procedure- Preliminary market engagement conducted:
- Not provided
- Special regime:
None
Scope
- Title:
- TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey
- Reference number:
- TVCA-PROC-0905
- Main category:
- SERVICES
- 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 Delta 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 - Total value (estimated):
GBP 0 including VAT- Contract dates (estimated):
- 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2028
- CPV classifications:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services.
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security.- Delivery regions:
UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Participation
- Suitable for SMEs:
- Yes
- Suitable for VCSEs:
- No
Engagement
- Engagement deadline:
- 30/09/2026
- Engagement status:
The engagement has not yet been carried out.- Engagement process description:
- For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Tees Valley portal at: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/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
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Submission
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