Buyer profile · Local authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
24
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
134
To 94 different suppliers
Value awarded
£27m
117 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£99k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
15 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Tees Valley Combined Authority has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. TVCA - Transport Programme

    North EastConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingNewLow competition

    £1.3bnestimated
  2. HMDC-PROC-0060 - Middleton Grange Shopping Centre Professional Services

    North EastProperty and estates

    UpcomingLow competitionDynamic purchasing

    £450kestimated
  3. TVCA-PROC-0952 - Connected and Autonomous Mobility (CAM) Technology Partner

    North EastVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingLow competition

    £15mestimated
  4. TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey

    North EastResearch and development

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  5. TVCA-PROC-0874 - Travel Services

    North East

    UpcomingLow competition

    £700kestimated
  6. TVCA-PROC-0919 - Investment Zone Digital Connectivity Improvement

    North EastConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  7. TVCA-PROC-0918 - Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Mobile Connectivity Improvement

    North EastTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  8. £200kestimated
  9. TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement

    North EastResearch and development

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  10. TVCA-PROC-0882 - Consultancy Support for Bus Network Planning, Transport Partnerships and Strategic Development

    North EastArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingLow competitionSmall contract

    £100kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 162 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 4 contracts
  2. 5 contracts
  3. 14 contracts
  4. Penna Plc£438k
    4 contracts
  5. 4 contracts
  6. 4 contracts
  7. 5 contracts
  8. Muckle LLPSME£27k
    4 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)21%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)15%
  • Direct award (no competition)60%
Based on 151 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Tees Valley Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 85% of local authorities
Based on 24 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
21%
Lower than 88% of local authorities
Based on 151 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Lower than 73% of local authorities
Based on 145 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 93% of local authorities
Based on 62 awards
Split into lots
21%
Higher than 69% of local authorities
Based on 24 advertised tenders
Direct awards
60%
Higher than 92% of local authorities
Based on 151 procurements
Cancelled
13%
Higher than 84% of local authorities
Based on 24 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%21
10–20%29
20–30%44
30–40%46
40–50%47
50–60%52
60–70%45
70–80%27
80–90%44
90–100%63
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%2
20–30%6
30–40%13
40–50%25
50–60%70
60–70%109
70–80%88
80–90%54
90–100%27

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Tees Valley Combined Authority.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
HMDC-PROC-0048 - Middleton Grange Property ManagerJones Lang LaSalle Limited£835k30 Nov 2026
TVCA-PROC-0532 - Zetland Carpark OperationsVistech Services Ltd£200k30 Nov 2026
TVCA-PROC-0603 - UKSPF Tees Valley Programme (2022 - 2026) EvaluationKada Research Limited£150k30 Nov 2026
TVCA-PROC-0870 - Interim Deputy Head of FinanceAmbient People Limited£267k8 Dec 2026
TVCA-PROC-0595a - Development of South Bank Rail Station - ECI & DesignNetwork Rail Infrastructure Limited£325k15 Dec 2026
TVCA-PROC-0934 - Interim Property SolicitorSellick Partnership Limited£25k21 Dec 2026
TVCA-PROC-0668 - Adult Skills Provider Audits and AssuranceRSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP£162k31 Dec 2026
TVCA-PROC-0780 - Connected Automated Strategic Teesside Logistics Ecosystem (CASTLE) Phase 1 - autonomous vehicle charging and storageTeesside International Airport Limited£50k31 Dec 2026
TVCA-PROC-0894 -Interim Finance Resource - Contract ExtensionVivid Resourcing£195k31 Dec 2026
TVCA-PROC-0886 - Head of Financial Accounting - InterimAmbient People Limited£162k2 Jan 2027
TVCA-PROC-0753 - TVCA Digital Transport Programme - Services to Appraise an Intelligent Transport Full Business CaseNicander Limited£50k8 Jan 2027
TVCA-PROC-0899 - Interim Finance SupportVivid Resourcing£85k11 Jan 2027
TVCA-PROC-0900 - Interim Support FinanceAmbient People Limited£100k27 Jan 2027
HMDC-PROC-0051 - Middleton Grange Letting AgentBarker Proudlove Limited£150k31 Jan 2027
MMDC-PROC-00029 - Scaffolding for the CrownJMAC Industrial and Access Group Ltd£90k10 Feb 2027

29 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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