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The tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) seeks to engage the market through this Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) exercise in preparation for the potential procurement of a supplier to provide an extension to an existing portacabin. 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. Collaboration with the supply chain is central to our approach in delivering this project, which is a proposed extension to an existing single storey portacabin. While the Authority will maintain commercial confidentiality of information received during the PTME, its output will be communicated to potential suppliers as part of any subsequent procurement exercises. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Darlington:-Modular-and-portable-buildings./2M542J8H85 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://teesvalley.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2M542J8H85

Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore a digital alternative to physical Home to School Transport bus passes to reduce costs, improve efficiency, strengthen fraud controls, and enhance user experience. The Council currently issues 7,000 physical passes involving manual processing, printing, and posting. This creates delays, requires high admin effort, and offers limited real-time visibility over eligibility, pass status, and usage. We are engaging the market to understand available digital solutions, technologies, and indicative costs to inform a future business case. Scope • Digital bus passes via mobile devices. • Verification (visual/scannable) including offline options. • Real‑time activation/deactivation. • Technical capability to interface with other digital systems eg. Flexiroute. • Fraud‑prevention features. • Hybrid digital/physical options for users who are digitally excluded. • Pass lifecycle management, including issuing, suspension, reinstatement, replacement, expiry, and renewal where applicable. • Support for policy‑driven business rules (e.g. eligibility changes or temporary entitlement). This notice forms part of our preliminary market engagement, offering you the opportunity to share feedback and comments before the opportunity is released for formal tender submissions. Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org The deadline for completed responses is Friday 29th May 2026 at 12 noon.

NEPO in collaboration with ESPO and YPO are seeking to establish a new solution in relation to the supply of Financial Innovation and Digital Payments. It is envisaged that the solution will comprise seven lots: Lot 1 - Digital & Mobile Payments Providing solutions for smartphone payments, mobile wallets, contactless transactions, QR code scanning, and peer-to-peer payment apps, enabling secure, convenient, and inclusive digital payment experiences. Lot 2 - Data, Intelligence & Cloud Financial Solutions Offering cloud-based platforms for accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and analytics, alongside market intelligence tools for spend analysis, tender alerts, and supplier risk assessment, driving efficiency and informed decision-making. Lot 3 - Transport & Technology Payments Delivering payment systems for public transport and mobility services, including automated fare collection, contactless transit payments, parking and toll solutions, and MaaS platforms to modernise transport infrastructure. Lot 4 - Open Banking & API Services Providing secure, API-driven payment initiation and account aggregation tools, enabling real-time financial data access and seamless integration with existing systems to support innovation and transparency. Lot 5 - Payment Acceptance & Merchant Acquiring Facilitating card-present and card-not-present payment processing, POS systems, online gateways, and merchant acquiring services to ensure secure, efficient revenue collection across multiple channels. Lot 6- Bill Payment Solutions Enabling secure, compliant collection of bills, rents, fees, and other receivables across online, mobile, direct debit, card, bank transfer, open banking, telephone/IVR, kiosk, and retail cash channels, integrating with core systems to provide reconciliation, real‑time visibility, and auditability for reliable, accessible income collection. Lot 7 - Financial Innovation Driving adoption of emerging technologies such as AI, embedded finance, RegTech, cryptocurrency management, and green finance initiatives, fostering innovation and future-ready financial ecosystems. The above lot structure is indicative at this stage and is under ongoing development. It may be subject to change as NEPO, in collaboration with ESPO and YPO, continues to refine the scope of the solution. •NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. •The agreement will be available to NEPO Member Authorities and all current and future Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-members •NEPO intends to make the agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Procurement Act 2023). •A list of permissible users available at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users •Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org

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. 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.

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The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is looking to procure a Warehouse File Tracking Solution that enhances visibility, accuracy, and operational control across key environments. The NHSBSA currently has a contract in place for a File Tracking and Scanner Management Information (MI) software solution. This contract began in March 2020 and runs until 30th September 2026. The current solution is used at two NHSBSA sites located at Greenfinch Way (NE15 8NX) and Bridge House (NE1 6SN) and currently supports 42 NHSBSA staff in total, 29 based at Greenfinch Way and 13 based at Bridge House. This is subject to change as per risks detailed below in this notice. The solution must support NHSBSA’s scanning operations, which process prescriptions, medical exemption applications, and dental claims. These activities are critical to managing confidential records securely and efficiently across multiple sites. The system must enable tracking of files from receipt through scanning, storage, and eventual destruction, while providing performance statistics and management information. Current activity levels show an average throughput of approximately 19,000 records per month, the solution must have flexibility to allow for scalability without degradation of service performance or system stability. At present, the current solution holds 345,647 live records and 1,455,999 archived (deleted) records, totaling 1,801,646 records accumulated to date, this data will need to be migrated to the new solution. The solution must have capability to manage sustained high volume environments, provide clear performance commitments, and support scalable growth throughout the contract term. Further detailed requirements will be available within the UK04(xxx) and the Tender Documents.