TVCA-PROC-0731 - Supported Bus Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Arriva Durham County, Cleveland Transit Ltd
- Value
- £1,650,000
- Duration
- 6 months
- Topic
- Public road transport services
- Published
- 3 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group are seeking to reprocure Supported Bus Services across the Tees Valley region. Within this tender, the services below are separated into lots. Each lot has a separate financial threshold. Contracts have been awarded under each Lot. For transparency, the contracts for all Lots have been signed between 25th February 2026 and 13th April 2026 due to delays with TVCA's signing process. 1: Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18 2: Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a 3: Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A 4: Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29) 5: Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B 6: Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park 7: Middlesbrough Service – 35 8: Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2 9: Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41 10: Hartlepool Service 11: Darlington & Stockton Service ## Contract award Title: Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18 Lots: - Lot 1: Darlington Services - 16, 17 & 18 ## Contract award Title: Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a Lots: - Lot 2: Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a ## Contract award Title: Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A Lots: - Lot 3: Hartlepool Services - 3 & 3A ## Contract award Title: Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29) Lots: - Lot 4: Middlesbrough Service - Covering Evenings, Sundays, and daytime provision to Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29) ## Contract award Title: Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B Lots: - Lot 5: Middlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B ## Contract award Title: Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park Lots: - Lot 6: Middlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park ## Contract award Title: Stockton Service – 35 Lots: - Lot 7: Stockton Service – 35 ## Contract award Title: Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2 Lots: - Lot 8: Redcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2 ## Contract award Title: Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41 Lots: - Lot 9: Stockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41 ## Contract award Title: Hartlepool – New Service linking Elwick and Dalton Piercy with Hartlepool Sixth Form and Hartlepool Town Centre Lots: - Lot 10: Hartlepool – New Service linking Elwick and Dalton Piercy with Hartlepool Sixth Form and Hartlepool Town Centre ## Contract award Title: Darlington & Stockton – New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High Street Lots: - Lot 11: Darlington & Stockton – New Service linking Stillington, Whitton, Carlton, Redmarshall, Great Stainton to North Tees Hospital, Roseworth Tesco and Stockton High Street
Timeline
- Completed: Award date30 January 2026
- Completed: Award published3 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date18 July 2026
About the buyer
Tees Valley Combined Authority procures as a local authority body, buying on behalf of the wider TVCA Group. The Group also covers South Tees Development Corporation, Hartlepool Development Corporation, Middlesbrough Development Corporation and Teesside International Airport. Frameworks are the Group's preferred route to market, used ahead of running individual tenders. The Group also sets up its own frameworks for additional public bodies to use.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Tees Valley Combined Authority's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and construction work.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tees-valley-combined-authority.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tees-valley-combined-authority.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tees-valley-combined-authority.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tees-valley-combined-authority.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tees-valley-combined-authority.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@tees-valley-combined-authority.gov |
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