Official UK procurement notice
Local Growth Plan Capacity and Investment Pipeline Development
Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (the 'Contracting Authority') part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group have awarded a contract for the provision of Local Growth Plan Capacity and Investment Pipeline Development.
The consultant shall use existing mechanisms (e.g. meetings, gatherings, groups, networks) and, where necessary, facilitate a series of accessible engagement events with identified stakeholders to test our economic growth ambitions, narrative and to inform policy proposals to realise these, in addition to understanding how best to continue engagement throughout the Local Growth Plan's lifespan and as we move into delivery. The consultant shall also develop and test a robust, effective and accessible investment pipeline to attract public and private investment across our region, which will inform the future Tees Valley Investment Plan and be in a format which can be easily updated by TVCA in the future.
The commencement date of this contract was 1st September 2025, however the contract was signed on 7th October 2025.
CPV: Development consultancy services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2025, 16:56 BST
- Authority reference
TVCA-PROC-0605- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044672- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05493eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Aug 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
You will need to register as a supplier to gain access to the tender documentation. Registration is free.
ITT responses, supporting documentation requested and any specific queries must be submitted electronically via the ProContract e-tender portal.
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published16 Jun 2025, 13:14 BST
- Market engagement30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Please see tender documents for further detail. These can be found on the ProContract e-tendering portal:
- Tender notice published31 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Aug 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2025, 09:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published384 days ago7 Oct 2025, 16:56 BST
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Jun 2025, 13:14 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Jun 2025, 08:13 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published31 Jul 2025, 11:44 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £60,00031 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Status changed to active31 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Procurement method changed31 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Aug 2025, 09:00 BST31 Jul 2025, 11:44 BST
- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2025, 16:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2025, 10:46 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2025, 16:56 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Dates have been amended to reflect those on Procontract.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 31 Jul 2025
- 2025-06: 2 releases · 16 Jun 2025, 19 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited23 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026Extensions: There is the possibility of a 6 month extension. | £55,966 | 17 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
| Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited1 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2026 · up to 31 Aug 2026Extensions: • Possible extension to publication date of document. • Limited input from key stakeholders / poor attendance at engagement sessions. • Change in Government policy. | £55,966same award published again · counted once | 26 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- £55,966
- Period
- 7 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is the possibility of a six month contract extension.
4 agreed KPIs: Output 1 completion - Local Growth Plan Engagement Plan is completed within the first two weeks of contract commencement as per specification · Output 2 completion- successful engagement of key partners and stakeholders as per specification · Output 3 completion - production of engagement report as per specification …
- Output 1 completion - Local Growth Plan Engagement Plan is completed within the first two weeks of contract commencement as per specification
- Output 2 completion- successful engagement of key partners and stakeholders as per specification
- Output 3 completion - production of engagement report as per specification
- Output 4 completion - production of investment pipeline as per specification
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender