Buyer profile · Local authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority tenders and contracts

North EastDarlingtonWebsite

Official name on notices: Teesside International Airport

Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
74
To 59 different suppliers
Value awarded
£23.1m
78 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£122k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
12 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. HMDC-PROC-0059 - Middleton Grange Property Manager

    North EastProperty and estates, Facilities management

    Open17 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £690kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey

    North EastResearch and development

    UpcomingLow competition

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

    North East

    UpcomingLow competition

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

    North EastConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingLow competition

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

    North EastTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  5. £200kestimated
  6. TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement

    North EastResearch and development

    UpcomingLow competition

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

    North EastArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingLow competitionSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  8. Value not stated
  9. TVCA-PROC-0864 - Bus Shelter Supply and Fit Framework

    North East

    UpcomingLow competitionFramework

    £3mframework ceiling
  10. TIAL-PROC-0113 - Fire Engine

    North EastVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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 167 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. 3 contracts
  6. 4 contracts
  7. 4 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)28%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
  • Direct award (no competition)54%
Based on 98 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 89% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
28%
Lower than 88% of local authorities
Based on 98 procurements
Won by small firms
47%
Lower than 89% of local authorities
Based on 85 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 91% of local authorities
Based on 53 awards
Split into lots
16%
Higher than 56% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
54%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 98 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 60% of local authorities
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

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
TVCA-PROC-0676 - Bus Pass Ticketing - Card Management System (Care Leavers)South West Smart Applications Limited£150k30 Sept 2026
Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Local EvaluationSQW Limited£99k30 Sept 2026
TVCA-PROC-0714 - Hubspot Development PartnerPeriti Digital Limited£38k30 Sept 2026
TVCA-PROC-0728 - IZ Capital ReviewAlvarez & Marshal Infrastructure & Capital Projects LLP£75k30 Sept 2026
MMDC-PROC-0017 - Gresham Building SecurityOrbis Protect Limited£80k19 Oct 2026
TVCA-PROC-0842 - NEPO Hub Secondment - Transport and ProcurementNEPO£167k30 Oct 2026
TVCA-PROC-0759 - Tees Valley DMP RefreshCoral and Crown Ltd£45k6 Nov 2026
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

29 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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