TVCA-PROC-0820 - Supported Bus Services
Awarded to Arriva Durham County, Cleveland Transit Ltd
Tees Valley Combined Authority(buyer)
- Published
- Published 18 May 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 15 June 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
86 awarded contracts
Darlington, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR
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Lots (19)
Darlington Services 16, 17 & 18
£930,000Won by Arriva Durham CountyHartlepool – Service 51
£620,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdStockton & Darlington - Service X86 & 10 (combined)
£1,215,000Won by Arriva Durham CountyStockton - Long Newton & Elton – new service
£765,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdStockton - The Clarences to N'Tees – new service
£765,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdMiddlesbrough - Park End to James Cook – new service
£765,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdStockton Service providing public transport links from Ingleby Arncliffe to Stockton
Financial Thresholds for Lot 15: 18 months: £370,000 12 month optional extension: £260,000 6 month optional extension: £135,000
£765,000Middlesbrough Service linking Stainton and Hemlington to Coulby Newham (Parkway Centre) and Nunthorpe.
£765,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdEaglescliffe Station Western Entrance
£60,000Darlington service - School Aycliffe - new service
£765,000Won by Arriva Durham CountyStockton – North Shore - new service
£60,000Darlington and Stockton Services - 6 & 6a
£2,045,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdHartlepool Services - 3 & 3A
£429,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdMiddlesbrough Service - Cypress Road & Nunthorpe (Currently provided under Service 29)
£740,000Won by Arriva Durham CountyMiddlesbrough Service - 13 & 13B
£505,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdMiddlesbrough Service – RP1, covering Riverside Park
£475,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdStockton Service – 35
£620,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdRedcar & Cleveland Services - 1 & 2
£1,565,000Won by Cleveland Transit LtdStockton and Hartlepool services - X40 & X41
£1,195,000Won by Cleveland Transit Ltd
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £15,049,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 18 May 2026
- Questions by
- 8 June 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £14,164,000
- Award date
- 25 June 2026
- Contract period
- 26 September 2026 → 25 May 2028
- Contract length
- 1 year 8 months
- Could run to
- 29 September 2029
- Against estimate
- 6% below
- Bids received
- 1
- Arriva Durham County
- Cleveland Transit Ltd
This contract ends on 25 May 2028, or 29 September 2029 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
Open and restricted tenders in Transport services (excl. Waste transport) drew a median of 11 bids over the last 24 months; 9% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Quality40%
- Social Value20%
- Price40%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
£49,932
Median of 11,684 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 283.7× the median.
Tees Valley Combined Authority in the last 12 months
122
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Award Update · Contract Update
22 September 2026
Contract
22 September 2026
Contract
30 June 2026
Contract Notice
18 May 2026
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