Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Advanced, AI-automated incident detection
Notice Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), 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 solution to enhance and extend the capabilities of TVCA's existing incident detection module and management infrastructure, specifically building upon the pre-existing Aimsun Live platform and the Yunex Traffic UTC / UTMC systems, e.g., Stratos Strategy Manager, as part of the CRSTS-funded digital transport programme. This PTME aims to: * Understand the market's appetite, capabilities, and innovations in delivering advanced, AI-driven incident detection and response systems that can be integrated with existing systems, including adaptive signal control (e.g., FUSION), Aimsun Live's digital twin, and control room platforms. * Explore system integration feasibility, identifying suppliers capable of building on the Tees Valley's existing digital transport ecosystem, including Yunex Traffic's Stratos Strategy Manager and Aimsun Live, without necessitating system replacement, duplication, or disruption that could lead to operational or financial inefficiencies. * Validate suppliers' experience in deploying enhanced incident management and simulation-based modelling solutions for local or regional road networks, with a focus on those that can demonstrably interface with or extend our existing system architecture. * Invite technical feedback and innovative ideas on key challenges such as GDPR compliance, interoperability, verification workflows, and data fusion with fixed or floating data sources, in ways that maximise operational efficiency and return on previous investments. Suppliers are advised that any proposed solution must be demonstrably compatible with, and able to operate in conjunction with, TVCA's existing Yunex Stratos and Aimsun Live platforms. TVCA is not seeking to replace or duplicate existing systems. Proposals should clearly demonstrate how interoperability or enhancement can be achieved within this environment. Please refer to the Pre-Tender Market Engagement documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ceae1e5a-9876-f011-813a-005056b64545 You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the documentation. Registration is free.
Planning Information
To respond to this pre-market engagement request, you must be registered to use the ProContract e-tendering portal at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ceae1e5a-9876-f011-813a-005056b64545 All completed responses must be submitted electronically via the portal using the submission template. Should you require assistance in relation to the e-tender portal, please contact Proactis Supplier Support either on-line at https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com, via email to ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or call 0330 0050 352. 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0584fa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047571-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment
63712700 - Traffic control services
63712710 - Traffic monitoring services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
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/047571-2025
11th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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