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Tees Valley Combined Authority: TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement

  Tees Valley Combined Authority is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise

Notice Summary
Title: TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement
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) is developing a new approach to business support that will help businesses start, grow, innovate and thrive. We are inviting suppliers, delivery partners and stakeholders to participate in preliminary market engagement to help shape the future of business support across Tees Valley where we would welcome feedback and insight from the market. The purpose of the engagement is to share our emerging thinking, test assumptions, understand market appetite and capability, and gather feedback that will help inform the future service design, specification, procurement strategy and commercial approach. We are particularly interested in understanding opportunities, risks, barriers to participation and innovative approaches that could strengthen the future model and support successful delivery. For further detail regarding this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P66995HAKW 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. As part of the preliminary market engagement, a Market Engagement Event is being held on Tuesday 7th July 2026: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-tees-valley-supplier-engagement-event-tickets-1991537439091?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
Published: 24/06/2026 13:52
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UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice Published 24/06/2026

TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement


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



Tenders received:

0


Tenders assessed:

0


Tenders from SMEs:

0


Tenders from VCSEs:

0




Special regime:


None



Scope



Title:

TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement


Reference number:

TVCA-PROC-0881


Main category:

SERVICES



Description:

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is developing a new approach to business support that will help businesses start, grow, innovate and thrive.

We are inviting suppliers, delivery partners and stakeholders to participate in preliminary market engagement to help shape the future of business support across Tees Valley where we would welcome feedback and insight from the market.

The purpose of the engagement is to share our emerging thinking, test assumptions, understand market appetite and capability, and gather feedback that will help inform the future service design, specification, procurement strategy and commercial approach. We are particularly interested in understanding opportunities, risks, barriers to participation and innovative approaches that could strengthen the future model and support successful delivery.

For further detail regarding this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P66995HAKW

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.

As part of the preliminary market engagement, a Market Engagement Event is being held on Tuesday 7th July 2026: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-tees-valley-supplier-engagement-event-tickets-1991537439091?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
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./P66995HAKW

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P66995HAKW


Total value (estimated):


GBP 0 excluding VAT

GBP 0 including VAT



Contract dates (estimated):

01/12/2026 to 30/11/2030


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:

15/07/2026


Engagement status:


The engagement has not yet been carried out.


Engagement process description:

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P66995HAKW

Market Engagement Event: Tuesday 7th July (10am – 12pm)
Recordings, presentation slides and Q&A responses published: Wednesday 8 July
Online feedback form issued: Wednesday 8 July
Clarification question deadline:Monday 13th July (10am)
Feedback submission deadline: Wednesday 15 July (3pm)



Submission





Other organisations


Not provided