Closed tender

GB-Middlesbrough: Digital Trade Testbed (DTT) VRU Dynamic Target & Propulsion System - Full Kit

Details

Buyer: Teesside University
Value: £300,000
Topic: Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
Published: 26 March 2026
Submission: 16 April 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The successful business will offer a single purchase bundle, providing a VRU (Vulnerable Road User) Dynamic target and propulsion system enabling repeatable ADAS/CAV testing at the DTT, (Digital Trade Testbed) at TIA (Teesside International Airport). Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published26 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date16 April 2026

About the buyer

Teesside University buys as a higher education institution based in Middlesbrough. The university says it is not a contracting authority under UK procurement legislation, and has held that view since 1 August 2018. Estates and construction work sits in the NE5 group alongside Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland.

Over the past 5 years, most of Teesside University's contract awards have been in construction work, communications equipment and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@teesside-university.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@teesside-university.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@teesside-university.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@teesside-university.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@teesside-university.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@teesside-university.gov