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TVCA-PROC-0660 - Bus Timetable Production

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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23 Jul 2026 at 09:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tees Valley Combined Authority procured bus timetable production services for its contracting authority group. The requirement concerns the production of bus timetables, supported by application service provider capability. The buying organisation is Tees Valley Combined Authority, a sub-central public authority based in Darlington. The service relates to the authority’s public transport responsibilities across the Tees Valley area. The selected provider is a UK-based supplier operating from Wiltshire. This is a service opportunity rather than a goods supply or construction project, and is relevant to businesses providing timetable production, transport information systems or associated application services for public-sector transport authorities.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, covering one lot. Modaxo Group UK Limited was awarded the contract, which has an active status. The contract was signed on 30 June 2025 and runs from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, with an option to extend for up to 12 months by written agreement. Its value is £23,156 excluding VAT and £27,787.20 including VAT. The procurement concerns services classified under CPV 72416000, application service providers. The contract was novated from another contracting authority following TUPE, which delayed execution.

This award indicates an established requirement for a specialist supplier to produce bus timetables for a combined authority. A credible competitor for future work would need practical experience delivering bus timetable production and the application-service capability to support that operation reliably. Understanding public transport information requirements, authority-led service delivery and the implications of transferring an existing service or workforce would also be relevant, given the novation following TUPE in this procurement. The incumbent supplier is recorded as an SME, suggesting that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a very large technology provider. Businesses with transport-sector timetable expertise and demonstrable public-sector service capability are therefore the closest comparators.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TVCA-PROC-0660 - Bus Timetable Production

Notice Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contacting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group have awarded a contract for the provision of bus timetable production. For information, the contract start date was 1st July 2025. There was a delay in contract execution since this contract was novated across from another contracting authority following tupe.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d181
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069480-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72416000 - Application service providers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£23,156 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Trapeze Group (UK) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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