FTS UK public procurement

TVCA-PROC-0731 - Supported Bus Services

Tees Valley Combined Authority

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-05f1ae
Tender value£1,650,00011 awards · 11 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 17 April 2026
Buyer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — 19 January 2026

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group are seeking to reprocure Supported Bus Services across the Tees Valley region. Within this tender, the services below are separated into lots. Each lot has a separate financial threshold. Contracts have been awarded under each Lot. For transparency, the contracts for all Lots have been signed between 25th February 2026 and 13th April 2026 due to delays with TVCA's signing process. 1: Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18 2: Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a 3: Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A 4: Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29) 5: Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B 6: Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park 7: Middlesbrough Service – 35 8: Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2 9: Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41 10: Hartlepool Service 11: Darlington & Stockton Service

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

11 shown
Active

Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£165,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Hartlepool – New Service linking Elwick and Dalton Piercy with Hartlepool Sixth Form and Hartlepool Town Centre

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£110,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Darlington & Stockton – New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High Street

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£110,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£322,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£75,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29)

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£110,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£72,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 February 2026
Active

Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£118,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Stockton Service – 35

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£91,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£246,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026
Active

Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41

Awarded
30 January 2026
Award value
£231,000
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
27 March 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

3 parties
Buyer

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, UKC13, DL2 1NJ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PDNG-8971-ZVCR
Supplier

ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY

1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, UKC23, SR3 3XP, United Kingdom

Supplier

Cleveland Transit Ltd

Cleveland Transit Limited, One Stockport Exchange, 20 Railway Road, Stockport, UKD35, SK1 3SW, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PPHT-3734-NQVH

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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