Notice Information
Notice Title
TVCA-PROC-0744 - Active Travel Engagement Support Services
Notice Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver comprehensive active travel services that promotes and demonstrates the adoption and use of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure (LCWIP) and tourism leisure routes both existing and in development. The programme will aim to empower more people to choose active to work, education/training and everyday activities. This appointed provider will be responsible for: *Improving and expanding capability building, public engagement and community involvement. *Delivering behaviour change (mode shift), communications and increasing active travel uptake across the area. *Managing staff and volunteers effectively to ensure the successful delivery and growth of the programme. *Operating from two physical locations while ensuring equitable delivery across all five constituent local authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland. TVCA is seeking a capable and experienced provider who can drive meaningful behaviour change, increase participation in active travel and maximise the impact of existing and future infrastructure across the Tees Valley.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There are two options to extend for one year each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0684bc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052195-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79416000 - Public relations services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £680,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £680,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £680,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Jun 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Jun 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- Not specified
-
- 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/052195-2026
3rd June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034955-2026
17th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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