Open tenders / Consultancy & research
Planned procurement · Notice 085220-2026
TVCA-PROC-0905 Rail Passenger Focus Survey
Tees Valley Combined Authority
- Value
- Value not stated
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- North East
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2028
In plain English
Tees Valley Combined Authority is talking to the market ahead of possibly buying a rail passenger survey across the Tees Valley, gathering passenger views and evidence to guide future rail planning and services. This is early market engagement only, with any resulting contract indicated to run from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2028.
Good fit for: Market research or transport consultancy firms that run passenger surveys.
Watch out: Responses must go through the Delta eSourcing portal, so you need to register there
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What the buyer says
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) (the ‘Contacting Authority’), 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 undertake a rail passenger survey within the Tees Valley region to understand customer issues, identify opportunities, and collect qualitative evidence to support future rail planning and service development. Through this PTME, the Contracting Authority aims to: •Understand market interest, capability and capacity to deliver the proposed requirement. •Test and validate the proposed scope, objectives and approach. •Obtain feedback on methodologies, deliverables, timescales, risks and indicative costs. •Understand market views on contractual, commercial and social value considerations. •Identify opportunities to improve and refine any future procurement. •Provide suppliers with an opportunity to raise questions, challenge assumptions and make recommendations based on their experience. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./S6YZ443D79 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S6YZ443D79
Procedure: not stated. Published 9 Sep 2026.
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