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Published 13 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bus Service 3 & 3A · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT8.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025awarded 4 Jul 2025

Awarded to CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD

Contract term 7 moends 28 Mar 2026 · starts 24 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contacting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract to Cleveland Transit Ltd for bus service 3 & 3A to provide coverage to areas across Hartlepool.

The contract start date was 24th August 2025 however there has been a delay with signing due to resource. The contract was signed on 15th September 2025

CPV: Public road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 moSMEPublished value£100,000

Contract period: 24 Aug 2025 – 28 Mar 2026 (7 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

60112000 Public road transport services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 30%Price: 50%Social value: 20%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Quality
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
Last source update: 8 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0600
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-032301
Latest notice: Contract termination notice (UK11)
Classification (CPV): Public road transport services
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05488f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, on the ProContract e-tendering portal:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.

ITT responses, supporting documentation requested and any specific queries must be submitted electronically via the ProContract e-tender portal.

Timeline

13 Jun 2025 → 8 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
13 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
Clarification questions by
23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
24 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published202 days ago
8 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
13 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Sept 2025, 14:24 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Sept 2025, 14:24 BST
Contract signature expected
23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
24 Sept 2025, 09:42 BST
UK7
Contract termination notice published
8 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST
UK11

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 13 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £91,6161 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD24 Sept 2025 – 28 Mar 2026	£91,616	4 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Bus Service 3 & 3A · CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD
Signed
23 Sept 2025
Value
£91,616
Period
24 Sept 2025 – 28 Mar 2026
Status
terminated
Final value
£91,616
Termination
contractCompleted

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CLEVELAND TRANSIT LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02546698GB-PPON: PPHT-3734-NQVH One Stockport Exchange, Stockport, North West, SK1 3SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender8 Apr 2026, 09:19 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Sept 2025, 09:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Sept 2025, 14:24 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Jun 2025, 14:14 BST