Planning

Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Floating Car Data (FCD)

TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Planning

13 Aug 2025 at 16:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), located in Darlington, United Kingdom, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the acquisition of Floating Car Data (FCD) services. This is part of their CRSTS-funded digital transport programme, aimed at enhancing regional traffic management, journey time analysis, and other applications with advanced data solutions. The engagement is set within the service industry category, specifically focusing on traffic-monitoring equipment and services. Interested entities should note that the preliminary market engagement is due by 29 August 2025, and the contract period, once awarded, is expected to span from 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028.

This procurement process presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in real-time data solutions, traffic monitoring, and integration with intelligent transport systems. Firms with a background in delivering high-quality FCD services, particularly those that align with the innovative objectives of establishing a 'Smart Region', may find this tender particularly beneficial. The scope involves not only traffic monitoring but also incident detection and road safety analysis, thereby creating potential for growth and partnership with the public sector. Such businesses are encouraged to engage with the TVCA through their ProContract e-tendering portal to showcase their capabilities and explore promising commercial models and delivery mechanisms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Floating Car Data (FCD)

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 Floating Car Data (FCD) provider to support Tees Valley Combined Authority's (TVCA) CRSTS-funded digital transport programme. This PTME aims to: * Understand the market's appetite, capabilities, and innovations in the provision of high-quality, real-time FCD solutions suitable for regional traffic management, journey time capture via speed monitoring and planning use cases. * Validate suppliers' experience in delivering FCD services to local authorities or transport agencies, including integration with intelligent transport systems (ITS), digital twins, and AI-based traffic models. * Assess the granularity, accuracy, latency, and sample penetration rates typically available from suppliers, and understand how these can be tailored to TVCA's road network. * Explore indicative commercial models, licensing structures (e.g., data use rights, duration, geographical scope), and delivery timelines. * Provide suppliers an opportunity to raise technical considerations (e.g., GDPR, data blending with fixed sensors, back-office integration) and propose innovative solutions to enhance data utility and value for money. The final commission is expected to support FCD use across multiple applications, including traffic monitoring, incident detection, digital twin simulation, and road safety analysis, in alignment with TVCA's ambition to become the UK's first "Smart Region." 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=106d34a0-5578-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=106d34a0-5578-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-05876b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048558-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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
13 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Aug 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 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

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