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TVCA-PROC-0719 Teesport Bus Service 101

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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10 Sep 2026 at 21:24

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24 Mar 2026 at 10:32

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18 Feb 2026 at 14:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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18 Feb 2026 at 12:07

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority procured the Teesport Bus Service 101, a public road transport service for passengers in the Tees Valley area. The requirement covers operation of the bus route rather than the supply of vehicles or transport infrastructure. It sits within the services category and is intended to provide local bus connectivity associated with Teesport. The contracting authority is Tees Valley Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority. The service was awarded to Cleveland Transit Ltd, a large bus operator. Businesses with experience delivering scheduled public bus services, managing passenger operations and working with local authorities on subsidised routes would be the closest commercial comparators. The procurement concerns one service requirement and is linked to a single operating arrangement for the route.

This procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded directly to Cleveland Transit Ltd on 25 November 2025, using a below-threshold procedure without competition. The award value was £10,963.26 excluding VAT, or £13,155.93 including VAT. The contract was signed on 6 March 2026 and ran from 29 March 2026 to 29 August 2026, with a maximum extension date of 26 September 2026. A further contractual arrangement would have been required to extend it. The contract is recorded as terminated, with completion given as the rationale; implementation ended on 29 August 2026 and the final value was £10,963.26 excluding VAT, or £13,155.93 including VAT. The award and contract covered the whole requirement.

For a supplier assessing comparable future work from Tees Valley Combined Authority, this award evidences demand for a defined local bus route delivered through a subsidised public transport arrangement. A credible competitor would need to operate scheduled public road passenger services, provide the vehicles, drivers, control and safety arrangements needed for reliable route delivery, and manage day-to-day performance for the authority. The selected supplier was a large transport operator, indicating that established operational capacity and the ability to maintain a service over the full route period were relevant in practice. Experience of public-sector bus contracts, local route planning, passenger communications, regulatory compliance and mobilising services quickly would strengthen a competing position. Firms without bus operating capability would be unlikely to fit this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0719 Teesport Bus Service 101

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)(the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract for the provision of Teesport Bus Service 101. 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-0656ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086165-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£10,963 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£10,963 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Nov 202511 months ago
Contract Period
29 Mar 2026 - 29 Aug 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL2 1NJ
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Sadberge & Middleton St George
Westminster Constituency
Stockton West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD.

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