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Tees Valley Combined Authority: TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey

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

Notice Summary
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
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UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice Published 09/09/2026

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





Other organisations


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