Recruitment & Employability Sessions

Official notice

Authority: Tees Valley Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£30,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Aug 2026

Awarded to ENTERPRISE MADE SIMPLE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tees Valley Combined Authority is seeking a provider to deliver planning and delivery of recruitment and employability workshops to school/college students and production of associated resources.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

80000000 Education and training services 80500000 Training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 24 Aug 2026, 15:42 BST
Last source update: 28 Aug 2026, 13:48 BST
Authority reference: TVCA-PROC-0839
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-082194
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ead8 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
24 Aug 2026, 15:42 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
28 Aug 2026, 13:48 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £30,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ENTERPRISE MADE SIMPLE LTDSMETVCA-PROC-0839 - Recruitment and Employability Sessions1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2027Extensions: Option to extend for 4 months	£30,000	24 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · ENTERPRISE MADE SIMPLE LTDSME
Signed
27 Aug 2026
Value
£30,000
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend for 4 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one	2	0	—

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Enterprise Made SimpleAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPDP-2848-MNRH 4 Eggleston Court, Riverside Park, Middlesbrough, North East, TS2 1RUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Aug 2026, 13:48 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Aug 2026, 15:42 BST