ClosedUnited KingdomServices£1,650,000
TVCA-PROC-0731 - Supported Bus Services
- Published
- Published 9 December 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 19 January 2026
Overview
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
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Closed
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £1,650,000
- Procedure
- Open
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 9 December 2025
- Questions by
- 9 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Public road transport services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,650,000
- Award date
- 30 January 2026
- Contract period
- 29 March 2026 → 18 July 2026
- ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY
- Cleveland Transit Ltd
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
17 April 2026
View notice ↗Contract
3 February 2026
View notice ↗Tender Update
17 December 2025
View notice ↗Contract Notice
9 December 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
Tees Valley Combined Authority
BuyerDarlington, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR
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