Scope
Reference
TVCA-PROC-0604
Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract for the provision of Enhancements to Darlington Bus Service 6/6a (S106 funded).
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.
The contract start date is 4th May 2025, however the notice cannot be published retrospectively. The contract was signed on 15th September 2025.
Contract 1. Enhancements to Darlington Bus Service 6/6a
Supplier
Contract value
- £81,883 excluding VAT
- £98,259.60 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
24 September 2025
Contract dates
- 25 September 2025 to 28 March 2026
- 6 months, 4 days
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
CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD.
- Companies House: 02546698
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPHT-3734-NQVH
One Stockport Exchange
Stockport
SK1 3SW
United Kingdom
Email: business.development@stagecoach.com
Website: http://www.stagecoachbus.com
Region: UKD35 - Greater Manchester South East
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Enhancements to Darlington Bus Service 6/6a
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