Scope
Reference
TVCA-PROC-0717
Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)(the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, intend to award a contract for the provision of Darlington Bus Service 3 & 4.
Award of De Minimis bus transport subsidy contract in line with the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any one year that may be incurred on an individual de minimis contract or the amount of de minimis contract expenditure in any year with any single operator.
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Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £41,752.62 excluding VAT
- £50,103.14 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
25 November 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
23 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 29 March 2026 to 18 July 2026
- Possible extension to 26 September 2026
- 5 months, 29 days
Description of possible extension:
Optional Extension of 2 months up to and including Saturday 26th September 2026.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 60112000 - Public road transport services
Contract locations
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED
1 Admiral Way
Sunderland
SR3 3XP
United Kingdom
Contact name: Richard McGowan
Email: mcgowanr@arriva.co.uk
Region: UKC23 - Sunderland
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
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
Region: UKC13 - Darlington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government