Official UK procurement notice
Interim Group Monitoring Officer
Authority: Hartlepool Development Corporation (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo be the lead legal advisor to Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), South Tees Development Corporation (STDC), Middlesbrough Development Corporation (MDC), Hartlepool Development Corporation (HDC) and Teesside International Airport Limited (TIAL) (together the Group).
To lead and manage the legal, procurement and governance functions of TVCA/STDC in the planning and performance of their activities.
To act as Monitoring Officer for both TVCA and STDC, with statutory responsibility under s.5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and ensuring that all three organisations fulfil their lawful obligations and performs their functions and activities in accordance with the law and the principles of good governance.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Aug 2025, 10:02 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2025, 10:21 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0645- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047534- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584d9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
Statutory responsibility under section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 - essential requirement to run a combined authority, therefore an urgency need. Given the specialist nature of the role and the need to appoint an individuals with significant experience and the requisite expertise/skill set given the challenges facing the authority, there is considered to be justification in working directly with Solace in Business.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published11 Aug 2025, 10:02 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2025, 10:21 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solace In Business LtdSME11 Aug 2025 – 10 May 2026 · up to 10 Nov 2026Extensions: This extension can be used if the combined authority has been unsuccessful in there recruitment process to hire a suitable permanent candidate to the role. | £288,250 | 8 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Solace in Business LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender