Tenders/TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement

TVCA-PROC-0881 - Business Tees Valley - Preliminary Market Engagement

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Published: Jun 24, 2026

Updated: Jun 26, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the trade and industry and trade and industry sectors. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the trade and industry sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.

Description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is developing a new approach to business support that will help businesses start, grow, innovate and thrive. We are inviting suppliers, delivery partners and stakeholders to participate in preliminary market engagement to help shape the future of business support across Tees Valley where we would welcome feedback and insight from the market. The purpose of the engagement is to share our emerging thinking, test assumptions, understand market appetite and capability, and gather feedback that will help inform the future service design, specification, procurement strategy and commercial approach. We are particularly interested in understanding opportunities, risks, barriers to participation and innovative approaches that could strengthen the future model and support successful delivery. For further detail regarding this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P66995HAKW If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com. As part of the preliminary market engagement, a Market Engagement Event is being held on Tuesday 7th July 2026: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-tees-valley-supplier-engagement-event-tickets-1991537439091?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true 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./P66995HAKW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P66995HAKW

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on June 24, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 059441-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Tees Valley Combined Authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority has issued 168 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 7 currently open and 134 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Transport & Logistics, and Architecture & Engineering Services. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: June 25, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 059441-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Tees Valley Combined Authority in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Trade & Commerce sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.