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title: "TVCA-PROC-0735 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Accident Blackspot and Incident Detection System"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-12-01"
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# TVCA-PROC-0735 - Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Accident Blackspot and Incident Detection System

Buyer: TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eba6

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## Summary

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has issued a Pre-Tender Market Engagement notice titled "TVCA-PROC-0735 - Accident Blackspot and Incident Detection System," which is currently in the planning stage. This procurement process aims to explore the potential acquisition of a system designed to identify and analyse accident blackspots to support TVCA's Digital Transport Programme. The authority is based in Darlington, UK, and this opportunity falls under the industry category of goods, specifically traffic-monitoring equipment and traffic control services. Key engagement actions are scheduled to be completed by 12th December 2025, with the anticipated contract period starting on 1st April 2026 and concluding on 31st March 2027.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specializing in road safety analytics, AI-driven detection, data fusion systems, and predictive analytics. Companies with experience in integrating technological solutions with digital infrastructure, particularly those serving local authorities or highway agencies, will find this project well-suited to their skills. The procurement exercise provides a chance to explore commercial models and regional deployment timelines, potentially positioning businesses as key players in the development of a scalable, real-time data solution aimed at enhancing road safety and supporting TVCA's ambition to be the UK's first "Smart Region".

## 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 potential procurement of an Accident Blackspot and Incident Detection System to support Tees Valley Combined Authority's CRSTS-funded digital transport programme. This PTME aims to: *Understand the market's capabilities and readiness to deliver a system that identifies and analyses high-risk locations ("blackspots") based on live traffic data, accident history, and environmental factors. *Explore technical approaches for integrating blackspot detection outputs into the Tees Valley Traffic Digital Twin, enabling dynamic network analysis, scenario testing, and strategic intervention modelling. *Assess suppliers' experience delivering road safety analytics, AI-driven detection, and data fusion systems to local authorities or highway agencies. *Examine opportunities to use predictive analytics for early-warning risk detection and incident prevention, supporting proactive road safety management. *Explore indicative commercial models, data licensing structures, and timelines for regional deployment The final commission is expected to provide a scalable, real-time data solution that supports accident prevention, road safety improvements, and evidence-led investment planning and is in alignment with TVCA's ambition to become the UK's first "Smart Region." To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=997971125

### Planning Information

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## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078356-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| 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

- 1 Dec 2025 at 10:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078356-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078356-2025
  1st December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=997971125
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7R25NSK685
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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