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title: "Bus Service 3 and 3A"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058b71"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-08-20"
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# Bus Service 3 and 3A

Buyer: TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058b71

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## Summary

The procurement process conducted by Tees Valley Combined Authority located in Darlington, UK, involved the awarding of a contract titled "Bus Service 3 and 3A" under the public road transport services industry category. The contract was awarded to Cleveland Transit Ltd., a large-scale supplier operating from Stockport, UK. This procurement falls under a de minimis bus transport subsidy contract, in line with applicable regulations. The stage of this procurement is 'Award', and the contract's active period commenced on 4th May 2025 with a signing date of 2nd May 2025 and will conclude on 23rd August 2025. Facilitated through a direct procurement method, it was completed without competition, being below the threshold.

This tender provides potential growth opportunities for businesses specialising in public road transportation services looking to partner with sub-central government entities like Tees Valley Combined Authority. The contract represents a substantial engagement in public road transport services, and similar businesses with expertise in transport services or those able to operate under de minimis contract stipulations could find this segment lucrative. Large-scale vendors with capability to deliver within specified regions and compliance with local government regulations would have competitive advantages in such tenders.

## Notice

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract for the provision of Bus Service 3 and 3A. 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050223-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 3 May 2025 - 23 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,638 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CLEVELAND TRANSIT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60112000 - Public road transport services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2025 at 13:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050223-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050223-2025
  20th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stagecoachbus.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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