--- title: "Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Floating Car Data (FCD)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05876b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05876b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05876b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05876b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2025-08-13" --- # Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Floating Car Data (FCD) Buyer: TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05876b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05876b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05876b.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048558-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Aug 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | DARLINGTON | | Post town | Darlington | | Postcode | DL2 1NJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington | | Local authority | Darlington | | Electoral ward | Sadberge & Middleton St George | | Westminster constituency | Stockton West | | Delivery location | TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services ### Codes - 34970000 - Traffic-monitoring equipment - 63712700 - Traffic control services - 63712710 - Traffic monitoring services ## Release History - 13 Aug 2025 at 16:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048558-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048558-2025 13th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=106d34a0-5578-f011-813a-005056b64545 - https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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