Tees Valley Combined Authority: TVCA-PROC-0952 - Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) Technology Partner

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-0952 - Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) Technology Partner

Reference number:

TVCA-PROC-0952

Main category:

SUPPLIES

Description:

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise to inform the potential procurement of a supplier to provide a Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) technology solution for the introduction of autonomous buses in the Tees Valley.

For the purposes of this PTME, Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) refers to transport technologies that enable vehicles to operate with automated driving capability and to interact with supporting digital, operational and infrastructure systems.

Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:

•Understand the market’s appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise;
•Validate the supplier's proposal;
•Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery
•Potential risks associated with the procurement
•Understand opportunities, costs and considerations
•Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points of consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Tees Valley portal at: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Specialist-vehicles./J2BY2F6XG4

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J2BY2F6XG4

If 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.

Total value (estimated):

GBP 15,000,000 excluding VAT

GBP 18,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated):

14/04/2027 to 31/03/2032

CPV classifications:

34114000 - Specialist vehicles.

Delivery regions:

UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

Participation

Suitable for SMEs:

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs:

No

Engagement

Engagement deadline:

26/10/2026

Engagement status:

The engagement has not yet been carried out.

Engagement process description:

The table below outlines the key dates for this pre-tender market engagement exercise:

- Pre-tender market engagement clarification question deadline: Monday 19th October 2026, 12pm
- Pre-tender market engagement submission deadline: Monday 26th October 2026, 12pm

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Tees Valley portal at: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Specialist-vehicles./J2BY2F6XG4

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J2BY2F6XG4

If 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.

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated):

14/12/2026

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