Planning

TVCA-PROC-0779 PTME - Appraisal of Outline and Full Business Case for North Road Station Accessibility Improvements

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-014611

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0656b9

Published 18 February 2026, 10:06am



Scope

Reference

TVCA-PROC-0779 PTME

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)(the 'Contracting 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 procurement of a supplier to appraise an Outline Business Case and a Full Business Case which will be written by a third party following a separate procurement. Tees Valley Combined Authority are funding an accessibility project at North Road Darlington, which will open travel and social mobility opportunities to those with reduced mobility, by bringing the station to modern accessibility standards. In addition, as part of the scheme there will be upgrades to CCTV, lighting, platform furniture and the public realm in an around the station which will complement the adjacent Hopetown Darlington railway museum.

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.

•Understand a likely budget requirement for the works.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Business-services:-law%2C-marketing%2C-consulting%2C-recruitment%2C-printing-and-security./7GWGKWU745

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7GWGKWU745

Total value (estimated)

  • £0 excluding VAT
  • £0 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2027
  • 1 year, 6 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Contract locations

  • UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 March 2026

Engagement process description

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Business-services:-law%2C-marketing%2C-consulting%2C-recruitment%2C-printing-and-security./7GWGKWU745

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Contracting authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNG-8971-ZVCR

Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport

Darlington

DL2 1NJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Procurement

Telephone: 01325792600

Email: procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

Region: UKC13 - Darlington

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government