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Tees Valley Combined Authority: TVCA-PROC-0918 - Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Mobile Connectivity Improvement

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

Notice Summary
Title: TVCA-PROC-0918 - Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Mobile Connectivity Improvement
Notice type: UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority
Nature of contract: Services
Procedure: Above threshold - Open procedure
Short Description: The Contracting Authority seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to design, deploy, operate and maintain mobile connectivity infrastructure across Hartlepool and Middlesbrough. 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.
Published: 10/08/2026 14:08
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UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice Published 10/08/2026

TVCA-PROC-0918 - Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Mobile Connectivity Improvement


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:

00000000000


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-0918 - Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Mobile Connectivity Improvement


Reference number:

TVCA-PROC-0918


Main category:

SERVICES


Additional procurement type:

WORKS


Description:

The Contracting Authority seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to design, deploy, operate and maintain mobile connectivity infrastructure across Hartlepool and Middlesbrough.

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 Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Telecommunications-network./58RN6Q63K7

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/58RN6Q63K7


Total value (estimated):


GBP 0 including VAT



Contract dates (estimated):

04/01/2027 to 02/01/2040


CPV classifications:


32412100 - Telecommunications network.

32522000 - Telecommunications equipment.

32571000 - Communications infrastructure.

64200000 - Telecommunications services.

64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services.



Delivery regions:


Not provided




Participation



Suitable for SMEs:

Yes


Suitable for VCSEs:

No



Engagement



Engagement deadline:

02/09/2026


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 document issue: Monday 10th August 2026
Pre-tender market engagement clarification question deadline: 12pm on Friday 21st August
Pre-tender market engagement submission deadline: 12pm on Wednesday 2nd September

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Tees Valley portal at: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Telecommunications-network./58RN6Q63K7

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/58RN6Q63K7

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.

This timeline may change based on programme development activities and the feedback received as part of this PTME.



Submission





Other organisations


Not provided