Notice Information
Notice Title
Demand Responsive Transport Service - Tees Flex Bus Service
Notice Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract for the provision of Demand Responsive Transport Service - Tees Flex Bus Service. The contract start date was 25th August 2025 however there has been a delay with signing due to resource. The contract was signed on 15th September 2025. 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 PS600,000 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.
Planning Information
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.
Procurement Information
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 PS600,000 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0504d4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059737-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £897,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £897,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Aug 2025 - 28 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL2 1NJ
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Sadberge & Middleton St George
- Westminster Constituency
- Stockton West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059737-2025
25th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036340-2025
1st July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036333-2025
1st July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015908-2025
17th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015904-2025
17th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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