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Published 11 Aug 2025, 10:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Interim Head of Governance

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£68,068published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Penna plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA ha appointed an Interim Head of Governance to ensure continuity of statutory governance and demographic services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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, 10:39 BST
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT
Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0662
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085328
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584e8 Find a Tender

Notice history

8 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 10:39 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 10:48 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 11:14 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract change notice published
    17 Nov 2025, 15:45 GMT
    UK10
  6. Contract change notice published
    17 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
    UK10
  7. Contract change notice published
    17 Nov 2025, 15:58 GMT
    UK10
  8. Contract termination notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 11:37 GMT
    UK11
Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 17 Nov 2025
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 16 Sept 2025
  • 2025-08: 2 releases · 11 Aug 2025, 11 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £68,0681 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Penna plc11 Aug 2025 – 31 Oct 2025£68,0688 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Interim Head of Governance · Penna plc

    Signed
    13 Aug 2025
    Value
    £95,141
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 19 Dec 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £42,543
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change 31 Oct 2025 contract amendment published
    • Change 31 Oct 2025 contract amendment published
    • Change 31 Oct 2025 contract amendment published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDNG-8971-ZVCR Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL2 1NJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Penna POLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01918150 10 Bishops Square, London, London, E1 6EGContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender