Planning

Demand Responsive Service (Tees Flex)

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-015908

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0504d4

Published 17 April 2025, 1:22pm

Last edited 17 April 2025, 1:25pm

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Scope

Reference

TVCA-PROC-0578

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contacting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, are inviting submissions to a pre-tender market engagement for a Demand Responsive Bus Service covering various areas of the Tees Valley region.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

Contract locations

  • UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

Engagement

Engagement deadline

12 May 2025

Engagement process description

Tees Flex is an on-demand bus service which was introduced to the TVCA local area in early 2020. The service is currently contracted until August 2025, and we are therefore engaging with the local market to understand operator capacity and interest moving forward.

Covering various locations across the Tees Valley.

Responses to this pre-tender market engagement opportunity can be submitted through Proactis at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ce67c92c-831b-f011-8136-005056b64545

Queries regarding this process and/or the content of this PTME should be submitted as clarification requests via the portal, no communication will be accepted via other means.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

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