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title: "TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee61"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Tees Valley Combined Authority"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services

Buyer: Tees Valley Combined Authority  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee61

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## Summary

Tees Valley Combined Authority is preparing a potential corporate travel booking system for itself and other entities within the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group. The requirement is for a digital platform to manage and streamline the end-to-end business travel process, supported by travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services. The work will support corporate travel activity in the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Darlington. The planned service combines travel management expertise with technology for booking and administering business journeys. It may suit providers offering corporate travel booking platforms, travel management services, travel agency operations or integrated solutions that can support several public-sector group entities through a single service.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-tender market engagement exercise, rather than an invitation to tender. The authority expects to use the engagement to test market appetite, delivery capacity and timescales, procurement risks, opportunities, costs and practical considerations before deciding whether to proceed. A market-engagement activity is scheduled for 14 September 2026. The potential contract is planned as one lot, with an expected term from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029 and a possible extension to 31 December 2030. Its estimated value is £700,000 excluding VAT, or £840,000 including VAT. The procurement is above the applicable threshold. The future procedure and evaluation basis have not yet been settled in this planning record.

The engagement is relevant to established corporate travel providers and technology businesses that can combine a digital booking platform with end-to-end business travel administration. Suppliers with experience serving multiple organisations through a shared system should be well placed to contribute, particularly where they can explain platform capability, implementation capacity, delivery timescales, operational risks and commercial options. Travel agencies, tour operators and providers of traveller assistance may also be relevant if they support business travel rather than leisure travel alone. The authority is specifically seeking market views before defining the potential procurement, so businesses can use this stage to highlight workable service models, integration or process considerations, capacity constraints and cost drivers. No accreditation or specific qualification is identified at this stage.

## Notice

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a Corporate Travel Booking System, with a digital platform designed to manage and streamline the end-to-end process of business travel for Tees Valley Combined Authority and other entities within TVCA Group structure. . Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to: Understand the market's appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise; *Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery; *Understand potential risks associated with the procurement; *Understand opportunities, costs and considerations; and *Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points for consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6

### Planning Information

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6
If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082097-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63500000 - Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 11:07 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082097-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082097-2026
  28th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B89X2VCKH6
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Travel-agency%2C-tour-operator-and-tourist-assistance-services./B89X2VCKH6
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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