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Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Business Tees Valley Digital Platform - Lot 2 | UKGovscan

PIPELINEPreliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · Tees Valley Combined AuthorityRef ocds-h6vhtk-05630c

Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Business Tees Valley Digital Platform - Lot 2

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Contract Value

£500,000

excluding VAT · £600,000 including VAT · Above the relevant threshold

Source

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The buyer wants to talk to suppliers before designing the procurement. Taking part is how to shape it.

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to deliver a complete solution to populating TVCA's new online Business Support Platform with high-quality digital tools and resources, as well as funding opportunities and business support programmes. This will include a comprehensive mapping exercise at a local, regional and national level, and the development of TVCA branded resources to plug identified gaps as necessary.

This relates to TVCA-PROC-0606 and this PTME is Lot 2 of the for the potential procurement of a supplier to deliver a complete web-based solution for TVCA's Business Support Service with AI integration, including built-in diagnostic and functionality for a tailored self-service business support journey.

Service Aims

Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:

Understand the market's appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise;
Validate the supplier's proposal;
Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery
Potential risks associated with the procurement
Understand opportunities, costs and considerations
Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points of consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise.

Please refer to the Pre-Tender Market Engagement documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3058946b-4469-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.

How to bid

Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2). The buyer wants to talk to suppliers before designing the procurement. Taking part is how to shape it.

Suitable for: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Bids are submitted through the buyer’s own portal, not on this site. Read the full notice on Find a Tender before relying on any date here.

Buyer

Organisation: Tees Valley Combined Authority
Buyer ID: GB-COH-11747311
Local Authority Code: –
Address: Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, DL2 1NJ, United Kingdom
Type of body: Public authority - sub-central government

Suppliers

No supplier information available.

Lots

This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately.

Lots

Lot	Value	Status
Lot 1 Oct 2025 – Oct 2026	-	planning

Key Dates

Published: 1 October 2025
Tender Open: -
Tender Deadline: -
Award Date: -
Contract Start: -
Contract End: -
Planned term: 2 October 2025 – 1 October 2026 · may extend to 1 October 2027

Notice Amendments

Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.

Amendment 043053-2025

Updating estimated contract dates.

Amendment 043056-2025

Updating title of PTME.

Procurement Details

Method: –
Method Details: –
Main category: Services
Category: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery location: UKC1
Buyer Reference: TVCA-PROC-0606
Legal Basis: Procurement Act 2023
CPV Codes: 72000000 – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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PIPELINEPreliminary market engagement notice (UK2) · Tees Valley Combined AuthorityRef ocds-h6vhtk-05630c

Pre-Tender Market Engagement - Business Tees Valley Digital Platform - Lot 2

Save Track Track buyer

Contract Value

£500,000

excluding VAT · £600,000 including VAT · Above the relevant threshold

Source

Find a Tender

View original notice

The buyer wants to talk to suppliers before designing the procurement. Taking part is how to shape it.

Description

Service Aims

Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to:

Understand the market's appetite to be involved in the potential future procurement exercise;
Validate the supplier's proposal;
Understand the capacity of the market and timescales for delivery
Potential risks associated with the procurement
Understand opportunities, costs and considerations
Provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to raise queries and points of consideration in advance of any potential procurement exercise.

Please refer to the Pre-Tender Market Engagement documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3058946b-4469-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True

You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.

How to bid

Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2). The buyer wants to talk to suppliers before designing the procurement. Taking part is how to shape it.

Suitable for: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Bids are submitted through the buyer’s own portal, not on this site. Read the full notice on Find a Tender before relying on any date here.

Buyer

Organisation: Tees Valley Combined Authority
Buyer ID: GB-COH-11747311
Local Authority Code: –
Address: Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, DL2 1NJ, United Kingdom
Type of body: Public authority - sub-central government

Suppliers

No supplier information available.

Lots

This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately.

Lots

Lot	Value	Status
Lot 1 Oct 2025 – Oct 2026	-	planning

Key Dates

Published: 1 October 2025
Tender Open: -
Tender Deadline: -
Award Date: -
Contract Start: -
Contract End: -
Planned term: 2 October 2025 – 1 October 2026 · may extend to 1 October 2027

Notice Amendments

Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.

Amendment 043053-2025

Updating estimated contract dates.

Amendment 043056-2025

Updating title of PTME.

Procurement Details

Method: –
Method Details: –
Main category: Services
Category: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery location: UKC1
Buyer Reference: TVCA-PROC-0606
Legal Basis: Procurement Act 2023
CPV Codes: 72000000 – IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support