AwardedAwarded 6 July 2026

TVCA-PROC-0744 - Active Travel Engagement Support Services

Tees Valley Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

Tees Valley Combined Authority awarded consultancy and marketing work to Middlesbrough Environment City on 6 July 2026.

The notice gives a value of £680,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 8 months, up to 32 months with extensions, starting 1 August 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Tees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver comprehensive active travel services that promotes and demonstrates the adoption and use of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure (LCWIP) and tourism leisure routes both existing and in development. The programme will aim to empower more people to choose active to work, education/training and everyday activities. This appointed provider will be responsible for: •Improving and expanding capability building, public engagement and community involvement. •Delivering behaviour change (mode shift), communications and increasing active travel uptake across the area. •Managing staff and volunteers effectively to ensure the successful delivery and growth of the programme. •Operating from two physical locations while ensuring equitable delivery across all five constituent local authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar & Cleveland. TVCA is seeking a capable and experienced provider who can drive meaningful behaviour change, increase participation in active travel and maximise the impact of existing and future infrastructure across the Tees Valley. For transparency the Contract was signed on 21st August due to resource constraints.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Middlesbrough Environment City (SME)
1 bid received
£680,000
Awarded 3 June 2026
1 August 2026 to 31 March 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 034955-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 052195-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 083566-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

222

Awards

126

Suppliers it has used most for consultancy

Similar open tenders

All open consultancy tenders
  1. Technical Implementation Partner & Business Change Partner (DASP)

    NHS Blood and TransplantNorth East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestIT services and software, Management consultancy

    Open7 days leftLow competition2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £9.17mestimated
  2. Sunderland Technology Incubator Programme

    Sunderland City CouncilNorth EastManagement consultancy

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £450kestimated
  3. PR Agency Services

    County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustNorth EastManagement consultancy, Marketing and communications

    Open13 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  4. Child Poverty Action Plan - Programme Evaluation

    North East Combined AuthorityNorth EastResearch and development, Management consultancy

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £220kestimated
  5. Apprentice Worker Agency

    Northern Gas Networks LimitedNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of EnglandManagement consultancy, Recruitment and staffing

    Open30 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £24.5mestimated

From notice 034955-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 April 2026, last updated 3 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.