Darlington Bus Services 3 & 4 Contract Award
Summary
Tees Valley Combined Authority has awarded a de minimis contract for Darlington Bus Services 3 & 4 to Arriva Durham County Limited. The contract value is £50,103.14 including VAT and runs from March 29, 2026, to July 18, 2026, with a possible two-month extension.
What changed
Tees Valley Combined Authority has awarded a de minimis contract for Darlington Bus Services 3 & 4 to Arriva Durham County Limited. The contract, valued at £50,103.14 including VAT, is for public road transport services and falls under the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. This award is below the relevant procurement threshold and was made without competition.
This notice serves as an award notification. The contract is effective from March 29, 2026, to July 18, 2026, with an optional extension of two months. Regulated entities involved in public transport subsidies should note the application of de minimis contract rules for local authorities and the specific contract details provided.
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Contract
TVCA-PROC-0717 Darlington Bus Services 3 &4
- Tees Valley Combined Authority UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-025956
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0656ba (view related notices)
Published 20 March 2026, 4:27pm
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Description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)(the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have awarded a contract for the provision of Darlington Bus Service 3 & 4.
Award of De Minimis bus transport subsidy contract in line with the Transport Act and Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
Local authorities or Passenger Transport Authorities/Executives with forecast expenditure on bus service subsidies in any one year of £600,000 or more will be able to spend up to 25% of this on de minimis contracts; within this 25% there is no limit on the expenditure in any one year that may be incurred on an individual de minimis contract or the amount of de minimis contract expenditure in any year with any single operator.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £41,752.62 excluding VAT
- £50,103.14 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
9 March 2026
Contract dates
- 29 March 2026 to 18 July 2026
- Possible extension to 26 September 2026
- 5 months, 29 days Description of possible extension:
Optional Extension of 2 months up to and including Saturday 26th September 2026.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Public road transport services
Contract locations
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED
1 Admiral Way
Sunderland
SR3 3XP
United Kingdom
Contact name: Richard McGowan
Email: mcgowanr@arriva.co.uk
Region: UKC23 - Sunderland
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Tees Valley Combined Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside international Airport
Darlington
DL2 1NJ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Procurement
Telephone: 01325792600
Email: procurement@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
Region: UKC13 - Darlington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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