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TVCA-PROC-0896 - BIA for Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme Work Package 3: New Platform 3

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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16 Jul 2026 at 11:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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16 Jul 2026 at 11:48

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority procured a Basic Implementation Agreement with Network Rail Infrastructure Limited for Work Package 3 of the Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme: delivery of a new Platform 3. The requirement covers railway engineering and engineering design, surveying and survey design, railway transport support services, and associated works. The work concerns the development and delivery of a station infrastructure improvement, taking the project from ES4 design stage to ES5a stage. Middlesbrough Station is the delivery location. The procurement is for services with an associated works element, and forms part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority’s programme to improve the station.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. The award date was 16 July 2026, with an awarded value of £3,316,660 excluding VAT and £3,979,992 including VAT. The agreement was signed on 4 June 2026, with a target start date of 18 May 2026. The contract period runs from 29 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The direct award was justified because Network Rail owns the relevant railway assets and holds exclusive rights needed to supply the requirement. Its previous work took the project to ES4 design stage; this agreement continues it to ES5a.

This award indicates demand for specialist rail infrastructure support connected with station development and new platform delivery. A credible competing supplier for similar work would need strong railway engineering and design capability, including the ability to develop designs through the required engineering stage, undertake surveying and survey design, and support construction-related works. Experience working on or around operational railway assets would be particularly relevant, as would the technical and organisational capacity to deliver an integrated station improvement package. Suppliers would also need to understand asset-owner requirements and demonstrate how they can manage multidisciplinary engineering work within a major public transport infrastructure programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0896 - BIA for Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme Work Package 3: New Platform 3

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contacting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group are procuring Network Rail to execute a Basic Implementation Agreement relating to Middlesbrough Station Improvement Programme Work Package 3: New Platform 3. For transparency, the Agreement target start date was 18th May 2026. The Agreement was signed on 4th June 2026.

Procurement Information

The direct award is justified under paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 - "due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required". This is because Network Rail are the asset owner. Previous work undertaken which took TVCA up to ES4 design stage. This work is to take TVCA to ES5a stage. Part of the same project to deliver a new platform at Middlesbrough Station.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ccb5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067179-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

63711000 - Support services for railway transport

71311230 - Railway engineering services

71320000 - Engineering design services

71355000 - Surveying services

79311100 - Survey design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,316,660 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
29 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
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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

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Further Information

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